threelonmusketeers, 6 months ago SOS doesn’t stand for anything. People made it up later. Ah, so is it a backronym, then? Neat, I didn’t know that. The original distress signal was CQD, which stood for “seeking you, distress” How did they decide on those letters? Is it relevant that “CQ” sounds a bit like “seek you”?
SOS doesn’t stand for anything. People made it up later.
Ah, so is it a backronym, then? Neat, I didn’t know that.
The original distress signal was CQD, which stood for “seeking you, distress”
How did they decide on those letters? Is it relevant that “CQ” sounds a bit like “seek you”?