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		matthewkayin 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Try and I'm surprised there was no mention of accent. For their example "It’s tough when you’re trying and finish(ing) an assignment under pressure.", I can't help but hear "It's tough when you're tryna finish an assignment under pressure.", which really is more like "trying to" than "trying and finishing".

nyeah 5 months ago [–]

Yeah if I wrote "tryna" out nicely, I would spell it "trying to". So but that's my accent accounted for. There are a lot out there.

mikestorrent 5 months ago | [–]

This makes sense - "tryna" -> "tryn ta" -> "trying to". "Tryan" -> try and.

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