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    From where comes the distress term "Mayday"?

    Question #48368. Asked by Buck540.

    RogerW1nz

    		It is a corruption of the French expression: "M'aidez" which means 'help me'. It should only be used where human life is in peril.

    Jun 13 04, 10:44 PM

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