When people write letters and use PS at the end of it for a little note, what does it mean? Does the PS stand for anything in particular? Is the proper notation PS or P.S.?
2006-09-26 05:01:13 · 15 answers · asked by ecogrl23 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A postscript (from post scriptum, a Latin expression meaning "after writing" and abbreviated P.S.) is a sentence, paragraph, or occasionally many paragraphs added, often hastily and incidentally, after the signature of a letter or (sometimes) the main body of an essay or book. In a book or essay, a more carefully-composed addition (e.g., for a second edition) is called an afterword. An afterword, not usually called a postscript, is written in response to critical remarks on the first edition. The word has, poetically, been used to refer to any sort of addendum to some main work, even if not attached to a main work, as in Søren Kierkegaard's book titled Concluding Unscientific Postscript.
2006-09-26 12:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by Lynn Rosemary 3 · 14⤊ 1⤋
Ps Letter
2016-10-06 03:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post Script
2006-09-26 05:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by spineminus2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What does PS stand for in a letter?
When people write letters and use PS at the end of it for a little note, what does it mean? Does the PS stand for anything in particular? Is the proper notation PS or P.S.?
2015-07-31 01:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
P.S. is Post Script. It is an addendum to a letter that does not necessary fall into the end of the main body of the letter, but needs to be be added as an overlooked, but necessary portion to the text for clarification, added information or inquiry.
2006-09-26 05:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Post Scriptum
2006-09-26 05:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by marius 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ps is short for postscript which means a note appended to a letter after the signature
2006-09-26 05:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Post script as others have said.
Either PS or P.S. is acceptable.
2006-09-26 05:06:23 · answer #8 · answered by kclark747 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ps
2015-06-06 03:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post Script = P.S.
Post Post Script = P.P.S.
2006-09-26 05:04:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋