The Fallacy of the “S.O.S.” Acronym Representing the Phrase “Save Our Souls”, the Most Common Interpretation of the S.O.S. Acronym, and the Reason the S.O.S. Acronym Was Developed During the 20th Century

The acronym S.O.S. does not stand for anything, contrary to popular belief. Most under the impression that S.O.S. stands for "save our souls" amongst other variations of the motif which eludes to a need for salvage/salvation. It was invented during the early part of the 20th century as it was simple to send via morse code which only requires the operator send "dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, and finally dot-dot-dot" to get their message of a need for help, across to another party...


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