christopher mark kohler
Junior Member
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2006
- Member Type
- Other
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Canada
- Current Location
- China
I so commonly hear in China, "Have a try." It drives me nuts and I always say it is never used by 1st language English speakers. I could be wrong for the first time in my life, but in east Canada I've never heard or used it. I use the phrase as follows:
Give it a try.
Try it out.
Try it.
and some more slangish ones....
Give 'er a try.
Give 'er a go. (possibly more Newfoundlandish)
There is more slang for this but it heads down a sorry English lane.
I want to ask, is "Have a try" used in Britain or Australia or other English countries?
Give it a try.
Try it out.
Try it.
and some more slangish ones....
Give 'er a try.
Give 'er a go. (possibly more Newfoundlandish)
There is more slang for this but it heads down a sorry English lane.
I want to ask, is "Have a try" used in Britain or Australia or other English countries?
