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05-31-2004, 02:36 PM
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LED's
I've been wondering recently how LED is supposed to be pronounced verbally. Is it LED as in "that's a heavy hunk of lead (Pb) you have there" or LED as in "the general is the LEADer of his troops." I always pronounced it like Pb, not sure if I'd ever heard it before, but then I went into Radio Shack one day and upon mentioning them the clerk corrected me, pronouncing it with a long E sound.
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05-31-2004, 02:51 PM
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i pronounce it "el" "ee" "dee", i thought thats the correct way.
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05-31-2004, 03:47 PM
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I also believe it is "el" "ee" "dee". It stands for Light Emitting Diode.
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05-31-2004, 09:08 PM
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Yes, if one is pronouncing it as the ancronym. However, if one wants to save two syllables and just say it as a word, which would be the way to do it?
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05-31-2004, 09:33 PM
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Well if you called it a "led" or "lead" in electronic circles I don't think anyone would know what you are talking about. L-E-D is the way everyone refers to it.
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05-31-2004, 10:00 PM
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If im talking to a friend and he knows what i mean then ill say it like "lead" (the heavy stuff)
If not i will say it the correct way "el" "ee" "dee" |
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06-01-2004, 01:04 AM
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According to dictionary.com the two proper ways to pronounce it are like the element Pb and "ell ee dee".
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06-01-2004, 01:29 AM
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06-01-2004, 03:25 AM
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Thank you all for your valuable research and assistance. If I ever happen to mention LEDs in Radio Shack again, I will do so armed with much better knowledge.
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