Also, the history behind the words port and starboard: before large ships had rudders, they had a steering oar in the back right (“steer board”), and to avoid damaging it, they would tie in to the dock (“port”) on the left side.
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Just learned the history behind the emergency call for help “Mayday mayday mayday.” That’s how the British spelled the French call “m’aidez” (help me)
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Does this mean when a language have enough speakers, its vocabulary gets richer as new words are adopted and/or made up like playing scrabble? m'aidez!
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Interesting! Now do "pan pan"?
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Interestingly, I learned about May Day Calls itself yesterday while reading ‘We’re Not afraid to Die-if We Can All Be Together’
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