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Old 19th Mar 2007, 08:53
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Originally Posted by Chronic Snoozer
Please indulge my thread drift. I've always understood PAN to have come from the French 'panne' meaning 'breakdown' originating from the language of vehicular transport.
Snoozer, correct with the French origination of "PAN", similar to "MAYDAY", which comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning "help me".
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