try and. Try to is preferable to try and.
Wrong. Try and do better.
Right. Try to do better.
up. Up adds nothing to such verbs as end, meet, finish, eat, and burn.
Wrong. It took the firemen an hour after the house burned up to finish up their work.
Right. It took the firemen an hour after the house burned to finish their work.
visit with. With is superfluous.
Wrong. My mother is visiting with relatives.
Right. My mother is visiting relatives.