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Having looked through the instances myself, it seems to me that 'try and' is used in situations where the speaker is fairly certain of a...
Dec 11, 2020
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Do we think that this is consistent with the idea that, in general, "to try to" is more formal, and "to try and" is more colloquial, as...
Dec 11, 2020
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I did a quick whiz-thru of the digital text, and I found 18 "try and" and 25 "try to." I don't see any particular pattern of speaker or...
Dec 11, 2020
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