What does P.S. means in the body of a letter?

Answer 1

In the body of a letter....using P.S. doesn't make sense as it is the acronym for Post Script. meaning....after thought. Using PS after the signature is more appropriate.

Answer 2

As others have said, it stands for "Post Script" the 'script' being the signature.

So, when you've already signed the letter, and remember something, or something has come up you want to add (like the letter was all about how something depended on something else, and after signing the something else is resolved "P.S. I CAN visit you then, since my brother isn't going to visit me." you add it.)

In YA, I use it when I submit an answer, and then see that while I was writing the asker added Additional Details, or I want to respond to another answer.

I also use it in email for late-breaking news, because I'm too lazy to edit or rewrite the body of my message.

Answer 3

It does stand for post script which as far as I know means (literally) "written after", so it is inappropriately used if it's in the body of a letter - it should appear after the signature and usually is just initialled.

If you have many afterthoughts then it can be carried on " P.P.S " "P.P.P.S" and so on.

This is probably something that in the days of email and word processors will become a thing of the past - known only to those who still hand-write letters.

Answer 4

P.S. is short for 'post script'. Script is the body of your letter itself and 'post' means after. Its a literal meaning of 'I finished my letter and what I had to say but I forgot to tell you something else'. Its like a 'by the way, I forgot' kinda thing.

Answer 5

Actually it means Post Script. YOu write your letter and sign it, then want to write a P. S. at the end.
Example: Signature or Love, your name
P.S. Don't forget the party Saturday Night
P.P.S> Don't forget to RSVP

Answer 6

In the body of the letter?

Public School, Perfectly Sane, Posing Sissy, Pretty Scarce, Passing Sock (alright, that one I made up.)

There should be a reference to it earlier in the letter - you'll see it this way Public School (P.S.) which means that from then on, PS will mean public school.

Answer 7

post scripts are an anacronism these days.
compose your letter on a computer and if you think of something to add after you thought you'd finished, go back and edit the letter. it's pretentious if you use PS nowadays.

Answer 8

Post Script...
another sentence or thought that needs to bee added AFTER the body has been written.

Answer 9

POST SCRIPT...My mom taught me this when I was in Grade 2..means I was 8 then..Im 26 years old now..You should have ask your Mom(like i did;})..Perhaps she knows the meaning of PS.

Answer 10

PostScript.

That took me 10 seconds to learn on Google. You'd be done by now if you looked it up yourself.