2007-02-20 20:37:23 · 2 answers · asked by goliat_daud 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications, derived from the French m'aider.M'aider is the infinitive form of the reflexive verb "help me" within French syntax.
The call is always given three times in a row ("Mayday Mayday Mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.
2007-02-20 20:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by sapphire_wisdom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a strong indication that the term was originally French "aidez moi" or m'aidez". It is also often said that SOS was short for "save our souls", but other suggestions are that it was merely a distinctive sound in Morse Code ... _ _ _ ... , a bit like the current SMS tones ... _ _ ...
I believe that there is nothing definitive to prove one way or the other.
2007-02-20 20:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by Ranjeeh D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋