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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Try and become or try to become?

Which of the following sentences is correctly written?

1) In just a few months he quit his job to try and become a pro.

2) In just a few months he quit his job to try to become a pro.

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The traditionally and formally correct form is "try to ~". "try and ~" is ubiquitous in everyday language.

  • The traditionally and formally correct form is "try to ~".
  • "try and ~" is ubiquitous in everyday language.
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The traditionally and formally correct form is "try to ~".

"try and ~" is ubiquitous in everyday language.

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