2007-06-27 09:07:55 · 4 answers · asked by Tifani B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It is from a French phrase that mean "help me."
m'aidez = Me help. You can see "aid" in the French, sharing the same root as aid in English.
2007-06-27 09:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications, derived from the French m'aider, meaning "help me." It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, the fire brigade, and transportation organizations. 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.
2007-06-27 16:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by recklesszcar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From people in a hurry.
2007-06-27 16:16:53 · answer #3 · answered by jaime r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew it was from French, but thought it was a mispronunciation of "Merde".
2007-06-27 17:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋