Layout of a Business Letter — SPCC STD 11 Commerce — Question

Postscript : After writing the letter has been written and signed if any significant information has been left out to be mentioned then it is mentioned after signature by putting the words P.S. It is more advisable to sign after P.S. again to authenticate the contents. Many a times information is received after the letter is already written in such cases. Postscript is very useful to give such information. Postscript should be written precisely. Postscript is written by the writer after completing the letter. The main objectives of writing postscript are
(i) Many traders use postscript to draw attention of the reader.
(ii) Many traders write postscript to save time of typist when letter is already typed. Many people consider postscript as carelessness on the part of the writer of the letter. If typist has written postscript as he/she forget to type the information while typing the letter then that can be considered as an example of carelessness. If significant or long or main information has to be written in postscript then it is advisable to retype the whole letter. Example of postscript. (i) P. 5. The discount would be valid only till 11th September. (ii) P. S. Kindly take a note of our sales officers visit to your place, next month.
Postscript helps the trader to plan the activities accordingly.