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attempt at vs attempt to
themarkac
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Post Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:31 pm Reply with quote
Is there a difference. I've seen both used in correct answer choices from various sources.

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Post Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:38 am Reply with quote
themarkac wrote:
Is there a difference. I've seen both used in correct answer choices from various sources.

Thanks!


there's a major difference:
attempt at is used only with nouns (or things that are equivalent to nouns): it was his third attempt at the world record.
attempt to, by contrast, is used for infinitives: his attempt to break the world record was thwarted when he was injured.
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