Grammar Five-Oh
Try And
Yes, I'm back on the whole grammar thing.
The phrase, "try and..." as in, "I'm going to try and help those people," is always incorrect. The correct phrasing is "try to." "Try and" is a speaker's convention that crept into the written form. Alas.
The only time "try and" is correct is when it is followed by another verb in opposition to trying, as with "failed." "I'll try, but—be prepared—I'll most likely try and fail."
Have a nice day.
Yes, I'm back on the whole grammar thing.
The phrase, "try and..." as in, "I'm going to try and help those people," is always incorrect. The correct phrasing is "try to." "Try and" is a speaker's convention that crept into the written form. Alas.
The only time "try and" is correct is when it is followed by another verb in opposition to trying, as with "failed." "I'll try, but—be prepared—I'll most likely try and fail."
Have a nice day.
