English
Etymology
L. post#Latin|post (after) + scriptum|scrīptum (text; something written), or Latin postscriptum#Latin|postscriptum (appended)
Phrase
post#Latin|post scriptum (always in italics or abbreviated)
- rare|or|stilted write|Written afterwards; appended. Abbreviated as p.s.|P.S. or PS.
#*1839, George Gordon N. Byron, Life, letters and journals of lord Byron, with notes, [by T. Moore]: Post Scriptum â Long as this letter has grown, I find it necessary to append a postscript ; if possible, a short one.
#*1904, Ohio state medical society, Transactions of the First-fifty-ninth Annual Meeting: Post Scriptum â I regret that time does not permit me to re-write and correct and condense the whole of this communication.
#*2004, Susan Wise Bauer, The Story of the World - Have you ever written âPSâ at the end of a letter? If so, you've used Latin words. âPSâ stands for the Latin words âpost scriptum,â or âafter the writing".
Usage notes
Used to indicate a footnote at the end of a letter, though some rare house styles prefer "postscript" or p.s.|P.S.
See also
postscriptum
postscript
PS, P.S., p.s.
Latin
Phrase
post#Latin|post scriptum
- appended
Category:Latin phrases
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