effort, v.

[Michael McKernan]

Jonathan Lighter wrote:

>Only once in human history, OED seems to say, has "effort" been used a
>verb. AIn English, anyway. And then it meant to strengthen or fortify.
>
>But all that seems to be changing, word-lovers.  _Fox News Live_, today
>about 1:30 p.m.:
>
>"Firefrighters are now efforting to put out that fire."
>
>Yes, "making an effort; trying."

I've been trying to stay on-topic, but my eyes keep returning to this
fabulous typo:

Firefrighters

--perhaps they are the only ones capable of efforting.


Michael McKernan