The result can be frustrating to both sides of the phone call. I recently needed to seek out a tech support (TS) person and was guided to an online 800 number. The conversation went something like this.

• TS: Ken I hup you?
• Me: Yes, I have a problem with my mail server.
• TS: I ken teck ceh off dat. Whut ees your suscrivner nomva?
• Me: Excuse me?
• TS: Your suscrivner nomva?
• Me: Huh?
• TS: I am sari you hour habing trebel anderstendink me. I neet your sascribner nomver?
• Me: Oh, my subscriber number. It’s 2468990.
• TS: You hour meester Howzair?
• Me: Yes.
• TS: Wery gud. Now, whut ees da prablim?
• Me: I can’t access my email. The server says it’s down.
• TS: Dat ees too bed. Pleez tal me whut eet sayz.
• Me: It says that there is an error.
• TS: Wat cand uv ovaretin seesteem hour you youzink?
• Me: Excuse me?
• TS: I am sari you hour steel nut anderstendink me. I neet to na your ovaretin seesteem.
• Me: I’m sor
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  p>The result can be frustrating to both sides of the phone call. I recently needed to seek out a tech support (TS) person and was guided to an online 800 number. The conversation went something like this.
  • TS: Ken I hup you?
  • Me: Yes, I have a problem with my mail server.
  • TS: I ken teck ceh off dat. Whut ees your suscrivner nomva?
  • Me: Excuse me?
  • TS: Your suscrivner nomva?
  • Me: Huh?
  • TS: I am sari you hour habing trebel anderstendink me. I neet your sascribner nomver?
  • Me: Oh, my subscriber number. It’s 2468990.
  • TS: You hour meester Howzair?
  • Me: Yes.
  • TS: Wery gud. Now, whut ees da prablim?
  • Me: I can’t access my email. The server says it’s down.
  • TS: Dat ees too bed. Pleez tal me whut eet sayz.
  • Me: It says that there is an error.
  • TS: Wat cand uv ovaretin seesteem hour you youzink?
  • Me: Excuse me?
  • TS: I am sari you hour steel nut anderstendink me. I neet to na your ovaretin seesteem.
  • Me: I’m sor
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    h my mail server.
  • TS: I ken teck ceh off dat. Whut ees your suscrivner nomva?
  • Me: Excuse me?
  • TS: Your suscrivner nomva?
  • Me: Huh?
  • TS: I am sari you hour habing trebel anderstendink me. I neet your sascribner nomver?
  • Me: Oh, my subscriber number. It’s 2468990.
  • TS: You hour meester Howzair?
  • Me: Yes.
  • TS: Wery gud. Now, whut ees da prablim?
  • Me: I can’t access my email. The server says it’s down.
  • TS: Dat ees too bed. Pleez tal me whut eet sayz.
  • Me: It says that there is an error.
  • TS: Wat cand uv ovaretin seesteem hour you youzink?
  • Me: Excuse me?
  • TS: I am sari you hour steel nut anderstendink me. I neet to na your ovaretin seesteem.
  • Me: I’m sor
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  • Me: Oh, my subscriber number. It’s 2468990.
  • TS: You hour meester Howzair?
  • Me: Yes.
  • TS: Wery gud. Now, whut ees da prablim?
  • Me: I can’t access my email. The server says it’s down.
  • TS: Dat ees too bed. Pleez tal me whut eet sayz.
  • Me: It says that there is an error.
  • TS: Wat cand uv ovaretin seesteem hour you youzink?
  • Me: Excuse me?
  • TS: I am sari you hour steel nut anderstendink me. I neet to na your ovaretin seesteem.
  • Me: I’m sor
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    e whut eet sayz.
  • Me: It says that there is an error.
  • TS: Wat cand uv ovaretin seesteem hour you youzink?
  • Me: Excuse me?
  • TS: I am sari you hour steel nut anderstendink me. I neet to na your ovaretin seesteem.
  • Me: I’m sorry, what was that?
  • TS: Your seesteem. Ees it a peecee or a mec?
  • Me: Oh, my operating system. It’s a Mac and I’m using Panther 10.3.
  • TS: Dank you. I am nut fary wamilar wit da mec.
  • Me: Really?.
  • TS: Eet be ulreet, boot av you con een to da pravarianses and ramoofed dem to da drash?
  • Me: Huh?
  • TS: I am sari you hour steel nut anderstendink me. Hour you wamilar wit da pravarianses fail?
  • Me: Sorry, please repeat?
  • TS: I am sari. Da pravarianses fail?
  • Me: Once more, if you please?
  • TS: I sari. I spill far you. P-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e-s f-i-l-e.
  • Me: Oh the preferences file. Sure. I know where that is.
  • TS: Gud, Pleeze ramoof da pravarianses fail due da drash end ristard. Den you ned to wet far dee nacks tep frum me eftar you tal me you half dun dis furse pert. Due you anderstend?
  This was just the first five minutes of an hour call. I have no beef with anyone who attempts to speak English, who has been raised in a foreign land. But I plead with al