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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: SMS #100802 04/11/2003 4:05 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Dave Wilton goes along with the theory that it is from the French m'aider. http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorm.htm#mayday. Michael Quinion agrees, more or less, differing only in his choice of the French m'aidez. Others may disagree. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted SMS rav 04/11/2003 3:48 PM Re: SMS Faldage 04/11/2003 4:05 PM Re: SMS wwh 04/11/2003 5:57 PM Re: SMS doc_comfort 04/17/2003 4:39 AM Re: SOS WhitmanO'Neill 04/17/2003 4:49 AM Re: SOS rav 04/17/2003 9:15 AM ahoy shipmates wofahulicodoc 04/17/2003 11:24 AM Re: ahoy shipmates of troy 04/17/2003 11:50 AM Re: SMS wwh 04/17/2003 1:44 PM Re: SMS sjm 04/17/2003 7:29 PM Re: SMS wwh 04/17/2003 9:26 PM Re: SMS sjm 04/17/2003 9:50 PM Re: SMS wwh 04/18/2003 12:16 AM Re: SMS AnnaStrophic 04/18/2003 8:30 AM Re: suspiciously tsuwm 04/18/2003 3:20 PM Re: suspiciously sjm 04/18/2003 10:06 PM Re: suspiciously Jackie 04/26/2003 2:05 AM Re: suspiciously Buffalo Shrdlu 04/26/2003 2:09 AM Re: SMS Jackie 04/17/2003 5:02 PM Re:Mayday wow 04/17/2003 5:49 PM Re:Mayday Faldage 04/17/2003 5:56 PM Re: Lei day WhitmanO'Neill 04/17/2003 6:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,323 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,166 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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