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by eric_h 3070 days ago
> I do not understand why this mistake appears to be increasing in occurrence over the last few years.

Autocorrect, perhaps?

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Perhaps? I’ve never seen autocorrect suggest lead when I’m typing led, but maybe it happens to others for sure. On the other hand, I see it not only far more frequently in online usage, but far more consistently, as if people think lead is a homonym of the same-spelling sort, not the same-sounding sort.