"When I wrote Mean Girls, I went into it knowing, 'Okay, I don't know anything about story; I really have to try to learn.' I did what everyone does: I read books." - Tina Fey
Tina has avoided the use of a phrase commonly used in colloquial speech and writing that should be avoided in more formal contexts. Standardized test questions may contain the phrase "try and," and you will be expected to recognize this as an error that should be corrected by replacing "and" with "to."
Tina chose not to say, "I really have to try and learn," which is considered to be incorrect according to the rules of standard American English. Instead, she said, "I really have to try to learn," which is correct.
Very nice, Tina!
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