wat does sos mean?
2007-04-19 15:16:20 · 8 answers · asked by snowman12 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
help! It is a distress signal and can mean a variety of things from SINK OR SWIM, SAVE OUR SKINS, SEND OUT SAILORS, SAVE OUR SOULS, SURVIVORS ON SHIP
are the ones I can think of but there are some more.
2007-04-19 15:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by fruitylil'me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
From the beginning, the SOS distress signal has actually consisted of a continuous sequence of three-dits/three-dahs/three-dits, all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code, three dits form the letter S, and three dahs make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dits and dahs. In modern terminology, SOS is a "procedural signal" or "prosign", and the formal way to write it with a bar above the letters, i.e. SOS.
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" "Sink Or Swim", "Send Out Sailors", "Save Our Skins", and "Send Out Someone" . However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters—something known as a backronym.
2007-04-19 18:11:51 · answer #2 · answered by tani n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2007-04-19 15:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by wLb129 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a distress signal. It doesn't mean anything. It was chosen because SOS using Morse code is simple and an amateur, not familiar with Morse code would be able to remember it. It's simple: S in Morse code is 3 dots (...) and O is three dashes (- - -) and it could easily be remembered during a crisis
2007-04-19 15:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by kgee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SOS usually means 'Save Our Ship'
However, on 'Jericho' this past week, the Sheriff of a neighboring town who were looking for this guy gave out an 'SOS' order that meant 'Shoot On Sight'. So maybe one is for land, one is for water?
2007-04-19 16:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means Save Our Ship
2007-04-19 15:19:29 · answer #6 · answered by Joey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
save our ship
someone over shoulder
2007-04-19 15:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
save our souls
2007-04-19 15:19:08 · answer #8 · answered by wallflower 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋