2006-11-08 09:51:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Of course I know it means 'help'! Just the actual letters and their meaning is what I was wondering about...
2006-11-08 10:25:08 · update #1
SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (· · · - - - · · ·). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in radio regulations effective April 1, 1905, and became the worldwide standard when it was included in the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, which was signed on November 3, 1906, and became effective on July 1, 1908.
In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" and "Send Out Sailors". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters—something known as a backronym.
2006-11-08 09:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by lucy_diamond66 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2006-11-08 18:58:23 · answer #2 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2006-11-08 17:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by princessbride 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a distress signal
such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" and "Send Out Sailors".
actually consisted of a continuous sequence of three-dots/three-dashes/three-dots, all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code,
Hope this helps
2006-11-08 17:56:25 · answer #4 · answered by daveyboyone 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Save our Souls
2006-11-08 17:55:06 · answer #5 · answered by bratzcrazy16 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Save our Souls
2006-11-08 17:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by DuDeTte 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the beginning it was : save our ship,
Popular usage today is: save our souls, survivers on ship, stop other signals, send out sailors
2006-11-08 17:58:30 · answer #7 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Save our ship
2006-11-08 17:55:51 · answer #8 · answered by t2xsquirt@verizon.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOS is a universal distress signal and stands for NOTHING. In Morse Code, it's three dots, three dashes, and three dots. It was picked as something easy to memorize.
2006-11-08 17:57:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Save our souls.
2006-11-08 17:57:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋