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The letters SOS have been used as a code for emergency since 1905. But what does SOS mean exactly? The post What SOS Stands For and Where It Came From appeared first on Reader's Digest.
SOS, when it was first agreed upon by the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in 1906, was merely a distinctive Morse code sequence and was initially not an abbreviation. Later a backronym was created for it in popular usage, and SOS became associated with mnemonic phrases such as "Save Our Souls" and "Save Our Ship". [ 2 ]
Morse code abbreviations are not the same as prosigns.Morse abbreviations are composed of (normal) textual alpha-numeric character symbols with normal Morse code inter-character spacing; the character symbols in abbreviations, unlike the delineated character groups representing Morse code prosigns, are not "run together" or concatenated in the way most prosigns are formed.
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications.. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners, but in some countries local organizations such as firefighters, police forces, and transportation organizations also use the term.
African American Vernacular English, or Black American English, is one of America's greatest sources of linguistic creativity, and Black Twitter especially has played a pivotal role in how words ...
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
The abbreviation Floridians seem to be most confused by is “NSFW,” which is searched more than 25,000 times every month in Florida, according to Vera’s study.
Bill Sayer (1934–1989), an English rugby league player nicknamed Sos; sOs (gamer), a StarCraft II esports player; Shaun Marsh (born 1983), an Australian cricketer nicknamed SOS (Son of Swampy) Sós, a surname; Stephen Silvagni (born 1967), an Australian football player nicknamed SOS