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What is s.o.s?


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S.O.S is the commonly used description of the international Morse code distress signal indicating that help is needed urgently. It is one of the fastest and easiest to remember: 3 short (S), 3 long (O), 3 short (S). In popular usage, SOS became associated with such phrases as "save our ship", "save our souls" and "send out succour".

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SAO is the acronym for the State Accounting Office in the state of Georgia. Thanks for asking ChaCha today and keep the questions coming!

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There is no special signification in the letter themselves although some interpretations include: "Save or Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour". ChaCha!

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SOS is the common description for the international Morse code distress signal. It was first adopted by the German government.

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SOS code letters of the international distress signal.Letters do not refer to any words-were chosen because easy to transmit.

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