The phrase to try and get away - seen here in "Shots fired in West Vancouver police chase" on CBC News online on April 20, 2010 - is wrong. It's the sort of thing you see/hear in casual writing/speech, but a major news company should know better. The correct way to write it, and say it, is to try to get away. Click the image to enlarge it.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
to try and get away
The phrase to try and get away - seen here in "Shots fired in West Vancouver police chase" on CBC News online on April 20, 2010 - is wrong. It's the sort of thing you see/hear in casual writing/speech, but a major news company should know better. The correct way to write it, and say it, is to try to get away. Click the image to enlarge it.
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