[Milsurplus] France to ban military collections

[J. Forster]

D C (Mac) Macdonald wrote:

> [snip]
> Mayday, the most urgent announcement signifying
> severe and immediate danger to life, is an anglicized
> pronunciation of the French "Mai Daiz" (or at least
> a similar spelling.[snip]

I believe the origin of the word is M'aidez....  which is French for 'help
me'    The 'ez' is the French verb ending for the imperative.

-John