try and

try and
   Although no longer resisted as strenuously as it once was, try and is still widely regarded as colloquial by many authorities and thus is better avoided in serious writing. "The Monopolies Commission will look closely at retailing mergers to try and prevent any lessening of competition" (Sunday Times). Make it "try to prevent."

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  • try and — try and, try to 1. Try, like come and go, can be followed by and + verb instead of by a to infinitive: • Try and survive, try and live with the system Gerald Seymour, 1983. This use is somewhat more informal than the construction with to, and… …   Modern English usage

  • try and — (informal) Try to • • • Main Entry: ↑try …   Useful english dictionary

  • try and — See come and. Although try and is common in speech for try to, it should never be used except in highly informal conversation. Avoid such everyday expressions as Try and make me, Try and stop me, and Try and come …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • try and —  , as in constructions such as We’ll try and come back next week, is regarded as colloquial by many authorities and thus is better avoided in serious writing. Use try to instead …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Try and Stop Me — Infobox Album | Name = Try And Stop Me Type = Album Artist = Leo Kottke Released = June 22, 2004 Recorded = Studio M, Minneapolis, MN, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA Length = 45:15 Label = RCA Victor/BMG Producer = Leo Kottke, Steve Berlin Reviews …   Wikipedia

  • Try and Error — Zu diesem Stichwort gibt es keinen Artikel. Möglicherweise ist „Trial and Error“ gemeint. Kategorie: Wikipedia:Falschschreibung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • try and decide — See hear and determine …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. — If at first you don t succeed, (try, try, and try again). something that you say in order to tell someone they must keep trying in order to achieve something. My novel has been rejected by three publishers already. Still, if at first you don t… …   New idioms dictionary

  • if at first you don't succeed, (try, try, and try again) — if at first you don’t succeed, (try, try, and try again) phrase used for telling someone not to stop trying if they do not achieve what they want the first time Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • coun|try-and-west|ern — «KUHN tree uhn WEHS tuhrn», noun. a stylized form of country music, especially of the western United States, usually played with electric guitars …   Useful english dictionary

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