2006-08-15 10:21:09 · 20 answers · asked by K.J. 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
S.O.S. actually does not stand for anything. It was chosen because it was very easy to do in Morse code. . . . _ _ _ . . .
2006-08-15 10:27:17 · answer #1 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
SOS is simply a distress signal and doesn't 'stand' for anything. The Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony , 1918 states, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letter themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them [the letters]." All the popular interpretations of "SOS," "Save or Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour" are simply not valid. Stations hearing this distress call were to immediately cease handling traffic until the emergency was over and were likewise bound to answer the distress signal. For more information, use the link below.
2006-08-15 17:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by camotx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S.O.S. stands for many things as you proboaly can see but most people say it means Save Our Soul
2006-08-15 17:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by cOoKiEmOnsTeR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2006-08-15 17:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Souls
2006-08-15 17:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by Josie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, it doesn't stand for anything.
S.O.S was preceded by CQD (general call/All Stations(CQ) distress(d).
In 1904, CQD was used as the distress signal - "All Stations, Distress". In 1906, the Marconi Co., adopted SOS because they believed that the three dots, three dashes and three dots couldn't be misinterpreted.
2006-08-15 17:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by Celeste 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship. It has however become a universal distress signal.
2006-08-15 17:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard it was "save our skin," but I might be wrong.
Also, my father told me that when he was in the navy, it was an abbreviation that stood for chipped beef on toast, more commonly known to his shipmates as "s*** on a shingle."
2006-08-15 17:30:26 · answer #8 · answered by The_Mystic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save our souls
ni other words it means HELP!
2006-08-15 17:28:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used to say it meant "save our souls" back in the military,
2006-08-15 17:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋