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it is indeed incorrect to use "try and" if all you mean is "try to".
However I'd argue that "try and" can be correctly used to indicate confidence of success.

Aidan wrote:it is indeed incorrect to use "try and" if all you mean is "try to".
However I'd argue that "try and" can be correctly used to indicate confidence of success.

In that context all I can think of as an example is...

He will try and succeed.

Is that what you mean?