Try and v. try to

I confess that in the battle between "try and" and "try to" I am on the side of the former.

Try and see it my way  v. Try to see it my way

Try and study tonight v. Try to study tonight

Stop and think a moment v. Stop to think a moment

Come and join the party v. Come to join the party

Go and apologize v. Go to apologize

I prefer all those on the left, but grammar books prefer those on the right, and you are expected to use them in formal writing.

So do.

It is unfortunate that you must (but you must). I feel the try/stop/go/come and construction is packed with subtle meaning that is quite lacking in the officially approved verb + infinitive one.

Ah well.