Both Uses of
postscript
in
The Railway Children
- Then came the name, and after it:
P.S. Thank you very much.p. 129.1 *P.S. = an abbreviation for "postscript" that is placed at the end of a letter (after the signature) to indicate that an additional note follows
- P.S. Mother would send her kind regards if she knew I am writing — but it is no use telling her I am, in case you can't do anything.
p. 202.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(postscript) a note added to the end of a letter after the signature -- usually preceded with "PS:" or "P.S."
or:
any written or spoken addition added after the end of something -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
PS can also be used as an abbreviation for public school as in PS-101. Of course, p.s. can also be someone's initials or another abbreviation.