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Re: try and vs try to #83804 10/18/2002 6:44 PM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass	mostly agree, but this is a fairly common (older) usage of and: 10. Connecting two verbs the latter of which would logically be in the infinitive, esp. after go, come, send, try; familiarly and dialectally after various others. [1526 Tindale Acts xi. 4 Peter began and expounde the thinge.] 1671 Milton P.R. i. 224 At least to try and teach the erring soul. 1780 Mrs. Thrale Let. 10 June (1788) II. 150 Do go to his house, and thank him. 1819 Moore in N.Q. Ser. i. (1854) IX. 76/1 Went to the theatre to try and get a dress. 1878 Jevons Prim. Pol. Econ. 42 If every trade were thus to try and keep all other people away. Mod. You will come and see us sometimes, won't you?

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try and vs try to	wwh	10/18/2002 5:15 PM
Re: try and vs try to	RhubarbCommando	10/18/2002 6:24 PM
Re: try and vs try to	tsuwm	10/18/2002 6:44 PM
Re: try and vs try to	Sparteye	10/19/2002 1:43 AM
Re: try and vs try to	Bobyoungbalt	10/19/2002 1:47 AM
Re: try and vs try to	Capital Kiwi	10/19/2002 3:08 AM
Re: visit with	AnnaStrophic	10/19/2002 3:42 AM
Re: visit with	Capital Kiwi	10/19/2002 4:32 AM
Re: visit with	sjm	10/19/2002 5:52 AM
Re: visit with	tsuwm	10/19/2002 6:56 AM
Re: visit with	Faldage	10/19/2002 11:01 AM
Re: visit with + "on"	Buffalo Shrdlu	10/19/2002 11:49 AM
Re: visit with	of troy	10/19/2002 12:18 PM
Re: visit with	Faldage	10/19/2002 12:39 PM
Re: try and vs try to	sjm	10/19/2002 3:13 AM
Re: try and vs try to	Sparteye	10/20/2002 4:11 PM
Re: try and vs try to	FishonaBike	10/21/2002 11:46 AM
Re: try and vs try to	Bean	10/21/2002 2:02 PM
Re: try and vs try to	milum	10/19/2002 1:04 PM
Re: try and vs try to	Buffalo Shrdlu	10/19/2002 1:14 PM
Re: try and vs try to	milum	10/19/2002 2:36 PM
trying to get to the nuculus of the discussion	wofahulicodoc	10/19/2002 2:42 PM
Re: trying to get to the nuculus of the discussio	milum	10/19/2002 3:08 PM
conference call to the Committee?	wofahulicodoc	10/19/2002 3:18 PM
Re: conference call to the Committee?	tsuwm	10/19/2002 3:48 PM
Re: conference call to the Committee?	Capital Kiwi	10/19/2002 4:46 PM
Trying my patience?	musick	10/20/2002 4:55 PM
Re: conference call to the Committee?	milum	10/20/2002 6:02 PM
Re: conference call to the Committee?	tsuwm	10/20/2002 6:07 PM
Re: try and vs try to	of troy	10/19/2002 3:07 PM
Re: try and vs try to	Buffalo Shrdlu	10/19/2002 4:53 PM
Re: try and vs try to	wsieber	10/21/2002 5:19 AM

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