dgar,
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They led by attaching the heavy lead lead to the led-lit collar, and proceeded to lead like they’ve always led before.

fkamiah17,
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@dgar That sentence has at least two mistakes and a repetition in it.

dgar,
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@fkamiah17 Can you correct it please?
For I admire your pedantry!

fkamiah17,
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@dgar Hahaha I've just realised I made a mistake myself - two repetitions and one mistake in yours. You use present and simple past conjunctions of the verb "to lead" twice each. LED (as in led-lit) is an acronym, not a word, and would therefore be easily distinguished within the sententence or in general usage elsewhere. 😘

WizardBear,
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@fkamiah17 @dgar Not to be argumentative, but "heavy lead" implies to me the metal lead (Pb) and the next word "lead" implies a leash-like or rope-like device used with an animal. Hence, not repetitive...just saying. All in good fun, of course. All the best to you both.

fkamiah17,
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@WizardBear @dgar You're quite right! I should rein in my pedantry this early in the morning.😂😂
I love the politeness on here.

WizardBear,
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@fkamiah17 @dgar I couldn't agree more. This place is SO much more polite than the . All the best to you both.

dgar,
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@WizardBear @fkamiah17
Oh, yeah, the lead is made of lead. I thought you were saying I used led in the same context twice. 😏

I think this all makes the point, 🤣

fkamiah17,
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@dgar @WizardBear I still think your example could have been better framed. I'm well known for my "not giving up -ness".
That said, I give up. 😊😂
It is hard.

ravensrod,
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martyn,
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@ravensrod @fkamiah17 @dgar @WizardBear aha, time for one of my favourite language jokes: The more I learn about languages, the fewer pedantic I become.

dgar,
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@fkamiah17 @martyn @WizardBear @ravensrod
A fewer man might argue with you.

riggbeck,
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@ravensrod @fkamiah17 @dgar @WizardBear

The War of the Greengrocers' Apostrophe.

dgar,
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