Tangerine@50501.chatM to 50501 General@50501.chatEnglish · 8 days ago"MAYDAY!!!" America in DISTRESS | 5/1/25 Protest in Denver, Coloradowww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-link"MAYDAY!!!" America in DISTRESS | 5/1/25 Protest in Denver, Coloradowww.youtube.comTangerine@50501.chatM to 50501 General@50501.chatEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 days agoI 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
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days ago roast me How dare you be informative! Lookit fancy pants over here! Handing out know-ladge like it’s candy!
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days ago“Moar” is actually a corruption of the French “m’oar”, meaning “paddle me”.
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoI believe it’s actually middle English
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
How dare you be informative! Lookit fancy pants over here! Handing out know-ladge like it’s candy!
moar!
“Moar” is actually a corruption of the French “m’oar”, meaning “paddle me”.
I believe it’s actually middle English