Like you said: To try implies the possibility of failure.
So if there is a possibility of failure, it makes no sense to say that they will both attempt and succeed, as success or failure are outcomes of the attempt.
Saying "I will try and turn the handle" is different to "I tried and the handle turned" or "I tried and the handle didn't turn".
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Date: 2009-01-12 04:21 am (UTC)So if there is a possibility of failure, it makes no sense to say that they will both attempt and succeed, as success or failure are outcomes of the attempt.
Saying "I will try and turn the handle" is different to "I tried and the handle turned" or "I tried and the handle didn't turn".
So I have no idea what you're talking about :-p