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James P
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James P asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

Grammatical term for using "and" instead of "to"?

I recollect that there is a name for the common error of saying e.g. " I'll try and see him. " instead of the more correct " I'll try to see him. " What is the name of this error?

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  • bonkie
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    i believe what youre referring to is called "FALSE COORDINATION".

  • gldjns
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    In formal writing, "I'll try to see him", would be the proper terminology. The other way is idiomatic, or less formal, but it's not really a grammatical error. Common, everyday speech is always less formal than if you were writing an essay for English class. I would say the first sentence is idiomatic or slang.

  • *Pulchra_Puella*
    1 decade ago

    I'm not sure of the name... but "I'll try to see him" is more correct because it puts the complete infinitive "to see" instead of making the phrase a compound verb (" 'try' and 'see' ").

  • Don't ask, I'm confused
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Ignorance

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Kevin

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    . EITHER ONE WILL WORK IN A SENTIENCE

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