[Milsurplus] Pan and the English? language

[Military1944 at aol.com]

However, what's bizarre, to my mind, is the way the CG
station heads the emergency broadcast, "PAN PAN, 
PAN PAN, PAN PAN" This is Coast Guard station
Yaquina Bay"  Now, pan is french for "bread", am i not
correct? 
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Yes, your not.  Pan, in this context, comes from the Greek, as many English and even American words do. It means all, the whole, hence in effect, "Pan" in a radio call means "Message to all".

If you are intent on expunging your culture of foreign words, "yow ain't goin to av many left!" 

By the way, "Liberty" is from the Latin, so guess those Latins are off your Xmas card list as well?

"How"  (its the only American word I know :-)

BN