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Subject:Re: How do you pronouce LED? From:Ronni Geist <ronni -at- GEISTWRITERS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 4 Aug 1998 17:24:16 -0400
Janet -
People don't pronounce LED as "led," they pronounce it as "ELL - EEE - DEE."
Therefore, you would always use an *an* with LED (and also with LCD).
Hope that helps!
Ronni
Ms. Ronni Geist
Editorial Director
GeistWriters
ronni -at- geistwriters -dot- com
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Janet Valade wrote:
> I am trying to decide whether to use *a* or *an* in front of this
> acronym. Do people generally spell out LED when they say it? Or do they
> pronounce it as if it were a heavy metal?
>
> Janet
>
