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by batterylow 1960 days ago
"How much would I have today if I invested $1 000 in a IPO?"

Should be:

"How much would I have today if I had invested $1 000 in an IPO?"
2 comments
dragonwriter 1960 days ago
Actually, it should be:

“"How much would I have today if I had invested $1 000 in an IPO?" since it is addressing a past counterfactual, not a current option.

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ac29 1960 days ago
"Invested" is the correct past tense of invest. Its also the correct future tense! English is fun.
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batterylow 1960 days ago
Sure, my correction was "a" to "an", I updated the "had" based on another response! It was supposed to be a helpful comment, but I don't think it's helped.
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