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    Default Re: let's go + ing

    Quote Originally Posted by allthewayanime View Post
    Thank you for replying. One last thing : would it be correct to say ' You'll try and send it to her ?!' instead of 'You'll try to send it to her ?!'
    'Try to do' is standard; 'try and do' is informally accepted, at least by BrE speakers.
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    Default Re: let's go + ing

    Quote Originally Posted by philo2009 View Post
    'Try to do' is standard; 'try and do' is informally accepted, at least by BrE speakers.
    I was taught at school (many years ago) that 'try and do' was substandard, but I doubt if many speakers of BrE worry about it now. I don't like it if I see it in formal writing, but that's just me.
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    Default Re: let's go + ing

    Quote Originally Posted by 5jj View Post
    I was taught at school (many years ago) that 'try and do' was substandard, but I doubt if many speakers of BrE worry about it now. I don't like it if I see it in formal writing, but that's just me.
    No it's not just you. It's probably quite a few people.
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