There's no point in trying. vs Theres no point on trying.

The correct phrase is "there's no point in trying." The preposition "in" is the correct choice to follow the phrase "no point." The use of "on" in this context is incorrect.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"There's no point in trying."

This phrase is used to express that attempting something is futile or pointless. The preposition "in" is used after the phrase "no point."

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There's no point in trying.
Are useless without a copy of zydeco. Well, that's not true. we can use - there's no point in trying.
There's no point in trying to save me.
There's no point in trying to impress me.
Taru says there's no point in trying to track it.
(laughs) There's no point in trying to deny it.
Thanks to you, my brother pushed himself too hard so that his girlfriend wouldn't look at him differently, and now he says - he doesn't even see the point in trying.
There's no point trying to convince you.
There's no point trying to stop it.
I know that you two were friends, but there's no point trying to defend her.
You don't get points for trying.
Got to give that joe guy points for trying.
Let's give you two points for trying.
There's no point in trying to explain a complicated theological issue in five minutes, Cecil.
There's no point in trying to bring back what's gone.
There's no point in trying to broker the peace, Kurt.
There's no point in trying that again Bethenny, thanks for coming.
I suppose there's no point in trying to persuade him ~ to let Sybbie stay.
So, I assume that there's no point in trying to talk you out of it.
Maybe the point is to keep trying.

This phrase is incorrect in English.

"Theres no point on trying."

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Are useless without a copy of zydeco. Well, that's not true. we can use - there's no point in trying.
There is no point on this issue using euphemisms or diplomatic language.
No point on the infrastructure shall intrude into the gauge line defined by UK1[D].
I don't see no points on your ears, boy, but you sound like a Vulcan.
No point on the space for mounting the registration plate may be more than 1,5 m above the ground when the vehicle is unladen.
And I came stone dead last, so I get no points on that particular one.
No point on the illuminating surface must be higher than the highest point on the illuminating surface of the dipped-beam headlamp.
I'm afraid it's useless to go on trying.
Never mind, Mr. Sparks, you just keep right on trying.
Because they will never understand us, yet even so they go on trying.
There's no point trying to convince you.
There is no point in trying to mislead us.
There's no point in trying to save me.
There's no point trying to keep it a secret.
There's no point in trying to impress me.
There is really no point trying to explain again.
There's no point trying to stop it.
There was no point in trying to right my wrongs anymore.
There's no point in trying to explain a complicated theological issue in five minutes, Cecil.
There is no point in second-guessing or trying to second-guess our intentions.

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There's no point in trying. vs Theres no point on trying.

"There's no point in trying."

"Theres no point on trying."

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