LL-L "Grammar" 2009.02.24 (01) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L - 24 February 2009 - Volume 01
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Grammar

Hey Gary!

You asked about the differences between “try to” and “try and”.

To my understanding there is no semantic meaning, and a few people I asked
share this opinion.

It seems to me that these are merely idiolectically and dialectally
distributed. I hear “try and” more outside the USA, though you do hear it
here too.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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