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Riddle: what does "PS" mean

Additional information, most often the postscript at the end of the letter - that's what "PS" means. It is written after the number and signature through a small indent in one or two lines. Denotes this abbreviation is the English expression "post scriptum" - "after written". In some letters written by a pen, you can see "PS" Instead of English letters. The meaning is the same, but some people understand it: "continuation follows" or "afterword", "after said", "supplement".

Ethics of writing an elegant letter is a thing of the past

"Gracious Sovereign Andrey Vasilyevich! Our whole family congratulates you on Christmas. We wish you from the soul of every splendor for many years. Let the coming year be happier and more prosperous than the past. Please accept our deepest respects.
P.S. Congratulations on the birth of your grandchild. "
The author of the letter about the grandson has forgotten, here also it was necessary to finish, that not to rewrite all letter anew.
In the love letters of past times was: "PS I dream of a new meeting", "PS I love", "PS Tomorrow in the same place", "PS. I'm sorry if there are mistakes. "

What does " PS" mean now?

The meaning of writing this "continuation" radically changed. Yes, and letters now write mostly electronic, on the keyboard it is easy to add a missed sentence and insert it into any place. What does "PS" mean, one can understand by the purpose of the letter. In friendly messages it is now fashionable to write important notes, and even in the form of "ZY" (without changing the language on the keyboard), it turns out "cool", "cool". If the letter is business, "PS" is added to strengthen the meaning of the main idea, to concentrate attention. Naturally, to indicate the benefits of buying in the selling text, almost always write a postscript "PS" or "PS" There are letters of request, thankful, ceremonial, excusable. And everyone can be with their own special "addition".

Computer slang changed beyond recognition "PS"

Example: "PPS" means "after postscript" (post post scriptum). Now you can write and "PSS" (post sub scriptum) - this is also a postscript after the registration. A modern advanced user (user) uses international English in Russian style. Instead of "PS" in the message adds "zyzh" or "zyr", which means "look the same." Informal correspondence can be difficult to understand. "FAQ" - "frequently asked questions", "PPKS" - "I swing (in the sense of" sign ") under every word", "TsTSTSYU" - three English letters with a dot "WWW." What does "PS" mean in such a record: "ZZYZH"? This ironic analog "PPS"

Where did the algorithm of normal writing go?

Earlier the letter had such a plan:

  • Greeting.
  • Entry with kind wishes and questions. Here they shared their impressions of the received letters and past meetings.
  • Main part.
  • Final farewells.
  • Date, signature often with the word "kiss".

Here is the sad unsent letter of the tankman, written in 1941, in it the former meaning, which means "PS" In the punctured tank with the closed hatch found after 25 years after the war the remains of the young lieutenant, with it there was a tablet where the letter and the photograph of the girl .

"Hello, dear Varya! Unfortunately, we are not destined to meet again ... "Then the soldier writes about the heavy fighting, about the death of his comrades, about how love helped him to fight with dignity. Bitterness with bitter irony:
"PS As in a familiar song about tankmen"

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