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Feb 3, 2017 - 5:22PM

Re: try to, try ...-ing

Stefan

Please, confirm if I got it right, this is how I understand it now:

You should try to drink this medicine (and you will see if you can do it or not because it tastes really awful)

PM: Essentially, yes: make an effort to do something, i.e. endeavour.

You should try drinking this medicine (and you will see if it helps or not)

PM: Yes, that's right.

It's a question I get asked a lot, and I'm pleased you've managed to grasp the difference in meaning between the two different complements of "try".

PaulM