
30-Nov-2006, 11:14
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 | Harmless drudge | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: All the best Quote:
Originally Posted by dinha When a person ends a letter or email saying All the best and signs his or her name is a final goodbye?
thanks! | ... but it's not absolutely final. People often have an afterthought, and write it after the signature, prefixed by the abbreviation 'PS'. Paradoxically, although it's an abbreviation of the Latin phrase post scriptum, it's more likely to be used nowadays in informal writing (as in a formal letter, you'd just rewrite it).
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PS - You can see examples of this usage throughout the forum, especially after my signature. |