2007-08-05 21:46:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It was just an easy signal to send with Morse code that happened to correspond to the letters. People since have associated it with many phrases, such as "save our souls" or "send out someone", but really, dit dit dit-dah dah dah-dit dit dit was just an easy code to send and to remember.
2007-08-05 22:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't mean anything! Everyone thinks it means "Save Our Ship" when in reality, the only reason the letters SOS are used is because they're really easy to translate to Morse Code! If I remember right, it's three dots, two dashes, and three dots. That's it! And also, the first SOS call was not made by the Titanic. That's another rumor that's been around.
2007-08-05 22:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by Redeemer 7 · 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.
In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls," "Shoot Our Ship", "Sinking Our Ship", "Survivors On Shore", "Save Our Ship", "Sink Our Ships", "Survivors On Ship", "Save Our Sailors", "Stop Other Signals", "Sink Or Swim", "Send Out Sailors", "Save Our Skins", and "Send Out Someone".
2007-08-06 18:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by Alia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it stands for "Save Our Souls" usually used in times of peril when seeking for help, ie when you're stranded on an island and need help, it is usually an indicator that u need help
2007-08-05 22:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
save our souls
in case of danger of life on land, in air or at sea.
with flashes of signal --- ... ---
flash of torch
or writing it in bold letters to be read by others
so that help may come.
2007-08-06 04:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
save our souls
2007-08-05 22:13:58 · answer #6 · answered by lucky_1179 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it stands for ' sAVE oUR sOULS' - s.o.s
2007-08-05 23:44:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how come stupid questions get lots of answers and serious ones get ignored
2007-08-05 22:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by brun!pinky 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-08-05 22:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by hotdogsarefree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋