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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I just came here to say that "Mayday" is actually* a distortion of the French "m'aider" (help me) and has nothing to do with the holiday.

Not that it doesn't make sense in this case. Power to the people. And I hope there is some way we can help.

* roast me

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

roast me

How dare you be informative! Lookit fancy pants over here! Handing out know-ladge like it's candy!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

moar!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

“Moar” is actually a corruption of the French “m’oar”, meaning “paddle me”.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I believe it's actually middle English

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