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'do' is not a superset of 'try', unless every outcome was desired from the outset. e.g. I 'do' create software bugs, but I to neither 'try to' nor 'want to' c
by nickff 13y ago
'do' is not a superset of 'try', unless every outcome was desired from the outset. e.g. I 'do' create software bugs, but I to neither 'try to' nor 'want to' create software bugs.
- tehwalrus 13y agoTrue, apologies, but my main point about the idiom still stands - it means to strive for, which means both wanting and trying.