Now why would she do that?
Thailand has a series of "Learning TV" channels that often show classroom lectures on subjects such as math or English. Occasionally, I'll watch an English lesson because, since all of the instruction and commentary is in Thai, it doubles as a Thai lesson for me. The basic pattern is to present an English sentence that uses a certain word or phrase the students are supposed to learn and then translate it into Thai. The sentences are often not quite right, even if they are technically correct and understandable. Today, for example they taught "Knock at the door before getting into the room." Not the way we'd actually say it in English, but it gets the point across.
But this sentence, which I also saw today, is not even close: "She attended to be an air hostage."
The teacher then went on to explain (in Thai) that "she intended to be an air hostess."
When I encounter mistakes like this it makes me wonder how many equally ludicrous things I say in Thai on a regular basis.
-Tom