What's the difference between postscript and preamble?

Postscript


Definition:

  • (n.) A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Finally, a postscript offers a parallel between the writings of Charles Dickens and the pauper cemetery.
  • (2) It's like that idea that all philosophy is a postscript to Plato: you come to realise that all plays are a postscript to Hamlet.
  • (3) Series co-ordinator Ros Brown now offers a postscript which acts as a conclusion for the series and reflects on the dilemmas and opportunities which face charge nurses as they enter into the world of purchasers and providers, hospital Trusts and PREPP.
  • (4) In a postscript, he conceded that not everyone was happy with his move.
  • (5) Compliance with existing "official" (e.g., IEEE 802.3) and "de facto" standards (e.g., PostScript) was considered to be extremely important for the selection of both hardware and software.
  • (6) In the postscript, John denounces the church for "sanctioning" liberal wings of the communion while capitulating to vehemently homophobic churches.
  • (7) Postscript In response to this piece, a Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said: "Disability Living Allowance is unlike many other benefits in that entitlement is based on the care and mobility needs of each individual rather than a set of specific rules such as earnings or capital.
  • (8) The postscript to the story is you did finally manage to get hold of someone at BT who offered to cut your monthly bill significantly to get you to stay.
  • (9) In his weekly email to subscribers (to promote his online series Horace and Pete), Louis CK included a 1,400-word postscript urging his fans – particularly Republicans – not to vote for Trump.
  • (10) In an updated postscript to the booklet, he says that if the government is able to open civil marriage to gay people, it "will be the clearest possible signal that gay people are accepted in this society on a fully equal basis".
  • (11) Postscript: in 1982, Brown won Cosmopolitan magazine’s America’s sexiest man contest.
  • (12) In Maurice 's 1960 postscript, Forster unites the threat to wilderness that stalks both novels: "There is no forest or fell to escape to today, no cave in which to curl up."
  • (13) Postscript The victory over Southampton was Everton's last before today's game against Newcastle, though they have only played three matches since - draws at Middlesbrough and at home to West Ham, and a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at Highbury (when Moyes was particularly frustrated to concede a goal to a corner in the first five minutes, having spent the morning practising defending against set pieces).
  • (14) In spite of Freud's recommendation in his postscript to Dora, analysts may neglect, as Schwaber has pointed out, the patient's perception of the analyst's participation in the analytic context.
  • (15) This article includes many suggestions for improved layout and content of laboratory reports, including the use of PostScript-based laser printers, as well as display work-stations and voice response.
  • (16) The image files are transmitted to a VAX computer for processing and image reconstruction, and the processed images are transmitted back to the personal computer for display and recording using a film recorder or PostScript printer.
  • (17) Liberals hit back by tacking on their own spontaneous postscripts, promising to serve the nation "in accordance with the demands of the revolution".
  • (18) We are opening our arms and our doors to anyone on the planet that can help us overcome the great barriers to save our reefs and Leonardo DiCaprio is most certainly someone who can help us make significant and positive changes for the future health of the Great barrier Reef.” Postscript: After this article was first published, Indigenous traditional land owners in north Queensland, the Yidindji nation, also extended an invite to DiCaprio.
  • (19) The skirmish over the release of the contract has become just one more postscript in the Great Olympic Stadium Mystery.
  • (20) Their ectopic formation may acquire biological or clinical significance, as relatively many cells remain in the APUD stage of differentiation, if the process of postscriptional adjustment of the formed hormones is not impaired.

Preamble


Definition:

  • (n.) A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.
  • (v. t. & i.) To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An affirmative result for the preamble was obtained in this study.
  • (2) I don’t think, at least in Iowa, her almost celebrity status over some of the others gets her any type of advantage.” Palin confused many onlookers with the directions taken in her remarks, which featured a freewheeling preamble of almost 10 minutes – half the time allotted to each speaker.
  • (3) Referee Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) Preamble: Algeria have scored only goal in their last seven matches and that was a penalty against the United Arab Emirates.
  • (4) 8.46pm GMT Preamble OK. We know it's going to be cold at Lambeau Field.
  • (5) cries Gary Naylor, making a liar of me and the cast-iron GUARDIAN NO-SUAREZ GUARANTEE™ in the preamble.
  • (6) She read aloud the act preamble , acknowledging the Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders as the inhabitants of Australia before European settlement and the dispossession, without compensation, of their lands.
  • (7) Here's what happened the last time these two sides played here in mid-October: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 3.27am GMT Preamble Hello, and welcome to the Western Conference semi-final second leg between Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders , in which Portland try to defend a slim lead and Seattle continue their annual quest to make a second leg playoff comeback actually count.
  • (8) The Bolton player may end up featuring more in the Gold Cup than these World Cup qualifiers, but who knows what twists and turns lie ahead — it’s not as if a year ago anyone was anticipating Landon Donovan not being picked for a squad he was eligible for... Here’s the US roster in full: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg) MIDFIELDERS: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC) More on Belgium in a minute 12.25am BST Preamble Hello, Cleveland!
  • (9) Not that a US win is guaranteed — as the clip in the preamble shows Jamaica know they can beat this US side, and they’ll be playing with the home advantage of “The Office” - the nickname for Jamaica’s Independence Park.
  • (10) Let me know at paolo.bandini.freelance@guardian.co.uk or on Twitter @Paolo_Bandini 7.28pm GMT Preamble Are we about to witness the birth of another of great footballing rivalry at Hampden Park?
  • (11) 11.28pm GMT Kolten Wong As mentioned in the preamble, Wong apologised on twitter after the game, after holding back tears describing how he slipped getting back to first base.
  • (12) It is what every Conservative prime minister I have worked for was determined to avoid.” But Iain Duncan Smith, a former Conservative leader and longstanding Brexit campaigner, insisted that it marked the “end of all of the preamble and the beginning of departure”.
  • (13) The Supreme Court declined to the rule on the constitutionality of this preamble, maintaining that the preamble did no regulate abortions or medical practice.
  • (14) Between now and 1pm we'll get across the preamble to the statement and note some other developments in politics today.
  • (15) Updated at 4.30pm BST 2.21pm BST Preamble To hear the players and managers talking about it , the pitch at the Khimki Arena will be akin to playing in the Somme circa July 1916.
  • (16) How Newcastle’s manager must have regretted likening himself to the captain of the Titanic in the preamble to kick off.
  • (17) EDIT: Word is it’s Johnson and Cameron who got the nod - so a mix of attacking and defensive instincts then... 2.32am BST Preamble Welcome to Seattle for tonight’s World Cup qualifier between USA and Panama.
  • (18) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 6.39pm BST Preamble Wilkommen bei den minute-auf-minute der 2013 Champions League Fußball final!
  • (19) 8.58pm GMT Preamble When Peyton Manning takes to Sports Authority Field to begin his latest playoff run, his Broncos will be facing more than just the San Diego Chargers.
  • (20) I think the public and politicians are at one on the issue.” A recent survey found that nearly three out of four people supported the mention of Indigenous peoples in the preamble of the founding document, and an even greater percentage supported the removal of clauses that discriminated on the basis of race.