efforting

[KatyBr]

overheard on a a reporter on a national news broadcast re: rescue attempts in New Orleans,
"We heard that there was a gentleman who was stuck in his boat just downstream from us so we are efforting to help rescue agencies to find him".

Talk about creative speech.

any comments?

Kt

[Brazilian dude]

Efforting I can understand, what I can't understand is resuce.

Brazilian dude

[Brazilian dude]

Oh, rescue?

Brazilian dude

[frank]

overheard on a a reporter on a national news broadcast re: rescue attempts in New Orleans,
"We heard that there was a gentleman who was stuck in his boat just downstream from us so we are efforting to help resuce agencies to find him".

I love this kind of stuff, and i'm not even a native speaker .
Lovely proof that English is not a dead language!!!

F

[KatyBr]

Efforting I can understand, what I can't understand is resuce.

Brazilian dude

My danged dyslexic fingers, sigh, yup rescue, lol

Kt

[Stargzer]

Efforting I can understand . . . Brazilian dude

Yeah, I can understand it, too; what I can't understand is why. Why he said it, that is. That sounds like something that should be in the "Engrish in Asia" file of pictures that Agoraphile sent me. Examples:

For Rest Rooms,
Go back to your behind.

EMERGENCY TRAP
(Seen over an exit door)

Cola 350
Ginger Ale 350
Milk 350
Flesh Juice 400

Color Loser 500
(On a printer)

TAHITIAN NONI JUICE: EVERYONE, EVERYWHORE

FOR KEEPING THE TOILET CLEAN AND TIDY,
PLEASE DUMP AT THE DUST BIN

FRIED CRAP WITH SPICY SAUCE 14.95

A SIGHT-SEEING TOILET

WAITING WILL BE PROSECUTED

And my personal favoriteS:

BEWARE OF PEOPLE

Poisonous & Evil Rubbish
(on a trash can)

//Larry
Who is sure to commit no end of verbal faux pas if he ever tries to speak a foreign language . . .