Date:  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:07:13 -0500
From:  Gregory Pulliam <gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CHARLIE.CNS.IIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Variation in "try"-complements?

Has anyone else noted "try for" instead of "try to" +present
participle/infinitive? I'm don't recall for sure, but I think I heard this
in Memphis, perhaps by a speaker of AAVE.

Greg Pulliam
gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]charlie.iit.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago