8.157 USAGE NOTE

In informal speech, 'and' is often used between 'try' and another verb. For example, someone might say 'I'll try and get a newspaper'. However, this means the same as 'I'll try to get a newspaper', and it refers to one action, not two.

For more information about this use see paragraph 3.201.

8.158

For information on how to coordinate more than two verbs, see paragraph 8.188.