{"id":8019,"date":"2010-08-31T02:32:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T09:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=8019"},"modified":"2012-11-27T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T05:17:23","slug":"when-adding-a-second-ps-at-the-end-of-a-letter-its-pps-not-pss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/when-adding-a-second-ps-at-the-end-of-a-letter-its-pps-not-pss\/","title":{"rendered":"When Adding a Second “PS” at the End of a Letter, It’s “PPS”, Not “PSS”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This, of course, is because “PS” stands for “postscript”. This comes from the Latin “post scriptum” (sometimes written “postscriptum”), which translates to “written after”, or more to the point, “what comes after the writing”.<\/p>\n

Thus, PSS would mean “postscript script”, which doesn’t really make sense in this context. Rather, the correct way to write this abbreviation is “PPS” for “post-postscript” or “after what comes after the writing”. This continues to PPPS, PPPPS, and so on.<\/p>\n

Also note, both forms “P.S.” and “PS” are considered correct, though the latter form, without the periods, is considered the preferred method today as “postscript” is now considered one word.<\/p>\nExpand for References:<\/span>

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