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I don't think it's known specifically who suggested SOS as a telegraphic distress call, but its use was first suggested in Germany in 1905. It became an international standard at the Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference in 1906, and it was officially adopted in the US in 1912.
Contrary to popular belief, SOS doesn't actually stand for anything. It is simply a distinctive pattern in Morse Code (... --- ...), and other such patterns were commonly in use in the early 20th century. British land telegraph operators had the convention of using "CQ" (-.-. --.-) to begin announcements, so "CQD" (with "D" meaning "Distress") was an early alternative to SOS.
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What is an another word for SOS?
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What is one word that can be spelled the same way forwards backwards and upside down?
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What is the full form of SOS in medicine priscription?
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What does the phrase SOS mean?
1. The letters SOS are the Morse Code signal used as an international distress signal, especially by ships and aircraft.2. A call or signal for help.
Who invented the word 'hello'?
telephone operators invented the word 'hello'.
Who invented the SOS pad?
Edwin Cox invented SOS pads in 1917.
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What is an another word for SOS?
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Which word can write forward and backward?
I A SOS Hannah
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SOS
What does Bien por suerte de donde SOS?
well i your asking what it means than i can tell you. first off SOS isn't a word in Amy language. Meaning: bien-good por-for/well suerte-luck de-of donde-where hopefully you can try to make something of thatfirst of all the word "SOS" its like an idiom of saying "eres" unfortunally i don't remember the meanin of that word ....sorrythe word "SOS" is used in several Spanish speaking countries (Argentina, Honduras, Spain uses it interchangeably with tu eres, depends what part of the country) substituting the word "tu eres" "Sos" means in English "You Are". So for example, Quien Sos? means "Who are you?"
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Is SOS a word?
SOS is not a traditional word in the sense of being found in the dictionary with a specific meaning. It is a distress signal used internationally in Morse code messaging to indicate an urgent call for help.
Is the abbreviation UFO - SOS - and ID counted as acceptable words in scrabble?
UFO and SOS, no. ID, yes, because it is a word in addition to being an abbreviation.
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What is one word that can be spelled the same way forwards backwards and upside down?
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