perché si dice MAYDAY per chiedere soccorso?

Answer 1

Deriva dal francese m'aidez che si pronuncia medé e vuol dire aiutatemi che americanizzato è diventato mayday

Answer 2

in realtà è la persona che chiede soccorso che sta smadonnando e dice "MADDAI MADDAI! @#!!!!!"
e per non essere volgari è stato trasformato in mayday

Answer 3

Brava Federica mi hai proprio rubato la risposta di bocca. Miglior risposta Federica F

Answer 4

Io ho trovato l'origine della parola in inglese...mi dispiace!!!
Origin of the word:
M'aider is the infinitive form of the reflexive verb "help me" within French syntax; however, it is not used as a stand-alone imperative command in standard French, but it is so used in some French patois. This has led some etymologists to claim that what the convention really meant was an abbreviation of the phrase, "Venez m’aider" ("Come help me"). "M'aidez" (which is not grammatically correct either in standard French) is considered an acceptable alternative. In both cases, however, mayday must be considered as a rather crude English phonetic representation. It should be also noted that while in English the phrase is only used in distress situation, in French it carries no more sense of urgency than its English translation. What French people in distress actually shout is, "À l'aide!" or "Au secours!". Buon Anno!!! Ciao