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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 9, 2011 21:14:45 GMT -6
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 10, 2011 8:31:39 GMT -6
Is that correct, UIC led Detroit by 7 with a minutes to go and lost?
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 10, 2011 9:43:14 GMT -6
mupanther, do you know why Led Zeppelin chose to spell the first word of its group name the way it did?
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 10, 2011 10:08:13 GMT -6
No, why? I'm sure you have a funny answer.
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Post by uwmpanther on Jan 10, 2011 10:34:52 GMT -6
No, why? I'm sure you have a funny answer. I don't think you got the gist of ghost's question. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 10, 2011 10:43:03 GMT -6
Not really funny. Instructive perhaps.
If the group had spelled its name as it intended, with the words meaning an airship that wouldn't fly, many in the general public would have mispronounced its name Leed Zeppelin.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 10, 2011 13:25:00 GMT -6
Duh, I get it now! I must be a little slow this Monday.
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Post by yuhayden on Jan 10, 2011 13:33:16 GMT -6
Lead / Led
The past tense and past participle of the verb lead (pronounced "leed") is led (pronounced exactly as it is spelled). However, many people write such incorrect sentences as these: "In the past, I lead a very sheltered life," "During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee lead the Southern armies," and "I am sorry to say that I have lead many an innocent young lady into temptation." In all three, the correct verb is led.
The "lead" that is pronounced "led" (a homophone of the verb led – i.e., with the same sound but different meaning) refers to a metal and is used as a noun (It is made of lead) or an adjective (We use lead pipes).
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