Mayday!: Asking for Help in Times of Need

ISBN-10: 1442955317
ISBN-13: 9781442955318
Pages: 304
Language: English
Published: 2008-12
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Author: M. Nora Klaver

Description

Do you know the etymology of the word mayday? It comes from the French m'aidez (pronounced much like the English word mayday). It literally translates to help me. Whenever we use the word or send out a mayday signal, that's literally what we mean: help me. Mayday is the international call signal for distress used by ships and aircraft that a...