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Postscript vs Aftertale - What's the difference?

postscript | aftertale |

As nouns the difference between postscript and aftertale

is that postscript is (countable) an addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature while aftertale is ill talk; slander; defamation.

As a verb postscript

is to extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

postscript

English

Alternative forms

* post script * postscriptum (post scriptum) * PS (, etc.)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author’s signature.
  • (countable) An addition to a story, play, etc.

    • Usage notes

    To indicate the beginning of a postscript to a letter, one often uses the abbreviation PS'' (or '' , etc) followed by a colon or comma.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extend (a letter or another document) with additional remarks.

    • aftertale

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Ill talk; slander; defamation.
  • *1999 , James Joyce, Finnegans Wake :
    • Our cad's bit of strife (knee Bareniece Maxwelton) with a quick ear for spittoons (as the aftertale hath it) [...]
  • A postscript added to the end of a story.
  • A postscript added where a story should end.

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