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robert551069 | 06:39 Fri 26th Oct 2012 | Word Origins
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I didn't realise, until I heard it on TV yesterday, that "mayday" comes from the French "m'aider" (help me)
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As Delboy might say, Toot Sweet.
06:46 Fri 26th Oct 2012
Avatar Image abstibus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY
06:59 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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A fantastic Red Dwarf episode about this
07:16 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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For Annemollie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY
07:18 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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m'aidez (note the silent z), pronounced mayday
07:36 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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nice clip factor :)
07:37 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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Thanks, factor. I have never masted the art of putting in links via the iPad!
I love this clip.
07:39 Fri 26th Oct 2012
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Tee-hee factor - made me smile on this horrible rainy day.
07:51 Fri 26th Oct 2012

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