try and and try to

AAllan at AOL.COM AAllan at AOL.COM
Wed Jul 19 18:47:28 UTC 2000


As usual, vast numbers of citations and complete historical commentary are
found in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Much too long to copy
here, but it concludes with Fowler's (1926) comment, since when not much
seems to have changed: "It is an idiom that should not be discountenanced,
but used when it comes natural."
- Allan Metcalf



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