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Spillz-2011 t1_ist1f7g wrote

Reply to comment by SportySaturn in [OC] Elon Musk Twitter Saga (right click chart to turn off loop) by OverlookedAlpha

I think the use of buy isn’t that misleading. He signed a legally binding contract to buy twitter. When someone wins a bid to purchase a house they might tell friends they bought a house today even though there are still details to work out.

The on hold is probably wrong, but mostly because that isn’t a thing. Once you sign a legally binding contract you can’t put it on hold.

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SportySaturn t1_istl7ez wrote

>I think the use of buy isn’t that misleading. He signed a legallybinding contract to buy twitter. When someone wins a bid to purchase ahouse they might tell friends they bought a house today even thoughthere are still details to work out.

They might, and that'd probably be because they're a first-time home buyer who doesn't understand the process. When you submit an offer and it's countersigned, you are under contract, you haven't bought anything. Source: I was a real estate agent for years and I've owned many dozens of units. You brought up other people misdescribing a different purchase process. It doesn't support op's mislabeling.

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