I'll give you a try out, a test

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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At a restaurant

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Man: Well, I think I would make a very good waiter.
Manager: Would you, now? We’ll see about that. Very well, I’ll try you out.
Man: You’ll try me out?
Manager: Yes, I’ll give you a try out, a test, to see if you’d make a good waiter.
Man: How do you do this tryout, this test?
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I’ll give you a try out, a test, ← original text

Which is grammatically correct:

  • I’ll give you a try out
  • I’ll give you a tryout

Thank you

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I prefer tryout. You can also omit the word out.

I’ll give you a tryout.
or
I’ll give you a try.

I’ll give you a try out. ← I don’t know if this is wrong grammatically, but this structure is a little awkward in my opinion.

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping :rose:

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As a noun, it should be a single word like tryout or try-out. Otherwise, it may mean a phrasal verb ‘to try (something) out’.

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Thank you so much, Anglophile :rose:

n

chiefly US and Canadian a trial or test, as of an athlete or actor

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