To/and
Are both okay:
You should try to see if they’ll give you a new one!
And
You should try and see if they’ll give you a new one!
Is there a difference
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balboa1 Are both okay ? You should try to see if they’ll give you a new one! And You should try and see if they’ll give you a new one!
- balboa1 Are both okay ?
- You should try to see if they’ll give you a new one!
- And You should try and see if they’ll give you a new one!
- Is there a difference ?
- Both are OK.
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balboa1Are both okay?
You should try to see if they’ll give you a new one!
And
You should try and see if they’ll give you a new one!
Is there a difference?
Both are OK. There is no difference in meaning.
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0balboa1Are both okay:
Yes. "try to ~" is formally more proper than "try and ~", but "try and ~" is common in everyday language, and in a conversational sentence such as yours it is acceptable. In careful formal writing, I recommend "try to ~".
(Cross-posted.)
0The first one is fine. The "to" preposition is used in the typical infinitive marker role for the verb "see".
The second one, however, is more of a way of speaking that I believe people have just picked up. Grammatically, I wouldn't say it is 100% correct, but in today's world, that shouldn't stop you. The reason I say this is if you remove "and see", you just have "You should try if the
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