My least-favorite peeve is the substitution of “and” for “to”: One does not get in the car and drive to the store, but one does get in the car to drive to the store. Yo–people–a simple way to remember this usage is to substitute “or” for “and”–if the sentence still makes sense use “and,” if not use “or.” In the same vein, one does not try and get up, but one does try to get up. Never use “and” after “try” unless you are saying “try and try again,” although that would be better phrased as “try, then try again.”