Why do they say "stop" when reading telegrams?

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Like... on movies and such, after every sentence, when someone is reading a telegram, they say "stop" after every sentence... Why?

Because telegrams were sent in morris code. There is no morris code for the "period" and therefore they sent "stop" to indicate the end of a sentence

2007-05-19 10:18:16 · answer #1 · answered by Mikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Stop In Telegrams

2017-01-18 07:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I just got what looks like a telegram from Stand. Chartered asking me to pay up... he he he

2016-05-17 17:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because when it's being read to the guy sending the message, you can't tell where the sentences end. The "stop" is the verbal equivalent of a period.

2007-05-19 10:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋