Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009

Our choice is usually governed by context.
"Investing money" is vague and general in meaning.  We might also
say he is committed to watching out for blondes, meaning almost
any blonde at almost any time, and similarly for investing money.
We might say this to express that the person hates to see his
savings idle in a bank account.

If we heard "He is committed to invest money" we would expect
to hear immediately some more concrete plan, e.g. that he
planned to invest in retail stores or banks but not mines or
factories etc.

NB "money" seems almost redundant.   We do indeed talk
about investing time or other resources, but this is a metaphorical
use.   When we hear the verb "invest" we usually think money
is the stuff invested.

Apart from the fact that both are mis-spelled?

To me the former /could/ mean that he is committed to the idea of
investing some money but hasn't decided where. The latter I'd read as a
firm commitment to a definite plan. The former also could mean this, but
not necessarily. Others may disagree / read it differently.