I mean I know what it means...it's just what does it stands for. And if you don't know this plaese don't answer. Thankz!
2007-08-28 08:22:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Here's a link. Read through the paragraph that describes S.O.S.
2007-08-28 08:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S.O.S.
The international Morse code distress signal, S.O.S., is another "word" with a false acronymic origin. S.O.S. does not stand for Save Our Souls,Save Our Ship, Stop Other Signals, Sure Of Sinking, or any other phrase. S.O.S. was chosen as the universal distress signal by the International Radio Telegraph Convention of July 1908 because this combination of letters, three dots followed by three dashes followed by three dots (...---...), was easy to send and easily recognized. The letters themselves are meaningless.
The first recorded mention of the false acronymic origin is in reference to the Titanic sinking of 1912, which may account for its wide spread and endurance. Prior to 1908, the high seas distress signal consisted of the letters C.Q.D., another nonsense string, although many took it to mean Come Quickly, Danger. Use of C.Q.D. continued past 1908, and the Titanic's initial distress calls used this older signal. It was not until that ship was near sinking did the radiomen send out the new signal.
2007-08-28 15:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Shaula 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SOS, is simply an easy way to remember the proper morse code sequance for signalling distress. SOS is more of a coincidence then an abbreviation because the standard international Morse Codeing for distress is · · · — — — · · · which is proper Morse code for SOS. The codeing itself was originally adopted by Germany in 1905 and adopted as a worldwide standard in 1906.
2007-08-28 15:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by silencetheevil8 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Navy used to use it. meaning. S.O.S. Save Our Ship
2007-08-28 15:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nothing.
And don't let anyone tell you that it stands for "save our ship"
It is a convenient and very recognizable pattern in Morse code.
There did exist, in fact, a time before the Age of Acronyms
2007-08-28 15:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Save Our Seals?
2007-08-28 15:31:00 · answer #6 · answered by Nick 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Many meanings, but my favorite is Save our Ship
Dan
2007-08-28 15:29:00 · answer #7 · answered by Dan M 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it stands for Save Our Souls
2007-08-28 15:29:12 · answer #8 · answered by lilwingACA 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
save our souls or save our ship
2007-08-28 15:31:58 · answer #9 · answered by Ecka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
save our souls
2007-08-28 15:27:44 · answer #10 · answered by lizziepea 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋