The postscript is an annotation added to a letter after signature.
The term postscript refers to the text that is added to a letter after signing . This is an addition to the already concluded letter, with the intention of clarifying something or adding some information .
The concept comes from the Latin expression post data . A Latin expression is that can be written using the acronym PD and which means “after the document”. It was formed by joining two elements of that language: “post”, which can be translated as “after”, and “data”, which is synonymous with “document”, “delivered” and “given”.
Postscript or postscript
In Spanish, it can be written as postscript or postscript , as accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ).
According to the Urgent Spanish Foundation ( Fundéu BBVA ), it is preferable to use the postscript form instead of postscript. As for the abbreviation of postscript, it is recommended to use PD , although PS is also considered valid (for the Latin phrase post scriptum ).
To add a postscript, the letter writer can indicate “PS:” or “PS:” and then add the text . When beginning the postscript, the first word should be capitalized .
Postscripts were common in messages sent by postal mail.
Its use
Postscripts were very useful in handwritten letters or when written on a typewriter . Due to the difficulty of modifying what was written, it was convenient to add or update information through a postscript.
With the spread of email , postscripts lost relevance: it is simple to make changes to the text or even send a new digital message. In any case, the custom of using postscripts was maintained when it was desired to include data that did not have a direct relationship with the main content of the communication.
Postscript in literature and cinema
“Posdata” , on the other hand, is a book of essays whose author is Octavio Paz . This work by the Mexican intellectual was published in 1970 .
“Postscript: I Love You” , meanwhile, is the title in Spanish of a film based on the novel “PS I Love You” by the Irish Cecelia Ahern .
Richard LaGravanese is the director of that film, which was released in 2007, and stars actors Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler . It tells the story of a young couple whose life is shattered when he dies from a brain tumor.
She will suffer immense pain with the loss of her husband and will fall into a pit of destruction. However, little by little, he will be able to recover. And she will achieve it thanks to her deceased husband. Yes, because before he died, he left her letters for several months in which he not only reminded her of beautiful moments in her life but also of activities she has to do.
In the same way, there is also the film “To All the Boys: PS I Still Love You” , which is directed by Michael Fimognari and is based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Han . It was released in 2020 and is a romantic comedy that acts as a sequel to the film “To All the Boys I Loved Before” .
It takes as its protagonist Lara Jean , a young woman who is experiencing her first courtship and who will therefore experience an endless number of new emotions.