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    From where comes the distress term "Mayday"?

    Question #48368. Asked by Buck540. (Jun 13 04 8:37 PM)


    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, 9:44 PM


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