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PostScript (PS)
A PostScript is an after thought. That is, a thought occurring after a letter or an essay has been written.
Many times, readers and some writers come across the abbreviation PS and then all of a sudden begin to wonder what exactly it means.
Basically, it is an addition to a finished story or any form of writing which gives further information.
PostScript was coined from a Latin word "post sriptum" which literally means "An Expression Written After."
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the correct format of abbreviating is simply PS. But then, the British Dictionary suggest that writing it as P.S is equally correct. This means that a reader can come across the two formats and a writer can use any of the two formats when writing.
Sometimes, when additional points are made after the first postscript, abbreviations such as PPS can be used. Meaning, Post-Post Scriptum. Subsequently, PPPS can be used too.
A postscript may be a sentence or a paragraph. Depending on the additional information the writer wants to put down.
Examples
A PostScript is an after thought. That is, a thought occurring after a letter or an essay has been written.
Many times, readers and some writers come across the abbreviation PS and then all of a sudden begin to wonder what exactly it means.
Basically, it is an addition to a finished story or any form of writing which gives further information.
PostScript was coined from a Latin word "post sriptum" which literally means "An Expression Written After."
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the correct format of abbreviating is simply PS. But then, the British Dictionary suggest that writing it as P.S is equally correct. This means that a reader can come across the two formats and a writer can use any of the two formats when writing.
Sometimes, when additional points are made after the first postscript, abbreviations such as PPS can be used. Meaning, Post-Post Scriptum. Subsequently, PPPS can be used too.
A postscript may be a sentence or a paragraph. Depending on the additional information the writer wants to put down.
Examples
- PS: I was not at the scene of the accident.
- PS: Remember to take the cat to the bed.
