2006-12-30 05:33:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Nothing.
First, an acronym is a series of initials that spells a word. For instance, LASER is Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
S.O.S. is just a Morse code signal, picked because it's easy to remember. Three dots, three dashes, three dots.
... --- ...
And no, it does NOT stand for Save Our Souls or any other such nonsense. Oy.
Pedantically but accurately yours,
Bill
2006-12-30 05:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Save our Ship
2006-12-31 10:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2006-12-30 13:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by Taylah. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually, it's the International Morse code distress signal ( three dots, three dashes, and three dots). However, in popular usage it became to be associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors," "Stop Other Signals," and "Send Out Sailors." These are known as a backronym- something to help remember the correct letters most likely.
2006-12-30 13:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Jules 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Save Our Souls
2006-12-30 13:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why do people who don't know keep answering???????
If you mean the distress signal, it doesn't stand for anything, it is just simple to execute using Morse code. Listen to the few before me who actually said that.
Some One Special? Save Our Souls? Damn.
2006-12-30 16:04:44 · answer #6 · answered by Jimbo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2006-12-30 13:35:57 · answer #7 · answered by pacbellgal 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Save Our Souls
2006-12-30 13:35:52 · answer #8 · answered by Enbee 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Save our ship
save our soul
some one special
2006-12-30 15:50:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill is right, this is known as a "backronym". After the initials are used for a while, people try to make it mean something. It was used simply for it's Morse Code simplicity, *** --- ***
Damn, Julie beat me to it.
2006-12-30 13:53:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋