{"id":65521,"date":"2022-09-21T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=65521"},"modified":"2022-09-21T11:19:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T11:19:31","slug":"interesting-english-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/interesting-english-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1854: Try and Use this Interesting English Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>English grammar can be tricky!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to know when and how to break the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll learn when it&#8217;s better to use \u201ctry to\u201d and when you should say \u201ctry and\u201d? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen in to today\u2019s episode and learn which one implies assurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This way, you can use this subtle grammar to connect with friends and co-workers in English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"1854 - Try and Use this Interesting English Grammar\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/du7gpop88Gg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-try-to-versus-try-and\"><strong>&#8220;Try to&#8221; versus &#8220;try and&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey shares an example with &#8216;try and&#8217; right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says she will try and get all her tasks done today so she can go to the lake tomorrow with her family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay says that she is also trying to get some things done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey points out how they use the terms \u201ctry to\u201d and \u201ctry and.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s episode was inspired by a question sent by a listener regarding these two phrasal verbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay and Aubrey will share how and when to use each one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the question from the listener: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>First, I want to thank you, girls, for being such fabulous hosts. 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