<p>This seems silly, but I can’t tell which is correct (I’m thinking the first):</p>
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<p>I like the 2nd.</p>
<p>The second one sounds right to me.</p>
<p>thanks yall I’ll go with that.</p>
<p>Don’t use both “In retrospect” and “now” though. It’s redundant.</p>
<p>ditto what gzhang said. In retrospect means your analyzing it from your current state, so saying ‘now’ is unnecessary</p>
<p>thanks for the tips</p>
<p>Neither. It should be more like this (I think):</p>
<p>In retrospect, although I was initially uncertain of my decision, I realize now that it was one of the best choices I had ever made.</p>
<p>I think the big problem is that “In retrospect” and “. . . I realize” are part of the same syntactical unit.</p>
<p>More direct might be something like:</p>
<p>Although initially uncertain about my decision, I now realize that it was one of the best I have ever made.</p>
<p>BTW</p>
<p>“uncertain of” and “uncertain about” have slightly different connotations, too.</p>
<p>to be uncertain of a decision often suggests that you don’t know what you will decide
“uncertain about” more often connotes that you question the wisdom of the decision itself.</p>
<p>Purpoisepal - isn’t that the exact same thing as the 2nd option? </p>
<p>MarathonMan…I’m going to PM you.</p>
<p>No- I changed “have” to “had”</p>
<p>Although I was initially uncertain of my decision, I now realize that it is one of the best choices I have ever made.</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>Although I was initially uncertain of my decision, I now realize that it was one of the best choices I had ever made.</p>
<p>“In retrospect” is unnecessary since you already have “now,” which is more concise. The question is, have you made any better choices since then (second option) or is it still the best (first)?</p>