LOL! That summary is great, as usual. We still love your summaries. Have you considered writing a book? :D
Be the Voltaire to my Fritz!
Haha, I guess that works out a lot better when the one playing Fritz is about 10000000x more chill than the original.
Carl August: YOU'RE BACK! Sure, whatever you want.
That is so cute. I could ship that.
Du + last name in the 18th century: the thing is, in most circumstances I'd say this conveys greater emotional distance than Du + first name, but the exceptions are army buddies and school comrades. In both cases, Du + last name would be the normal thing, and Fritz was socialized by his father having him drill with the army from early childhood onwards
Ooooh, see, this is the kind of nuance I need! Hmmm. And yes, the Katte/Fredersdorf parallels aren't perfect, especially given that communication is largely taking place in French in the one case and German in the other.
He called her Beaver. A nickname is always an option for you, too.
Indeed, every so often I try and fail to come up with something more original than "Cat" that's also plausible and that I like. I haven't given up yet. "Beaver", though, is an awesome nickname.
Re: Fredersdorf
Be the Voltaire to my Fritz!
Haha, I guess that works out a lot better when the one playing Fritz is about 10000000x more chill than the original.
Carl August: YOU'RE BACK! Sure, whatever you want.
That is so cute. I could ship that.
Du + last name in the 18th century: the thing is, in most circumstances I'd say this conveys greater emotional distance than Du + first name, but the exceptions are army buddies and school comrades. In both cases, Du + last name would be the normal thing, and Fritz was socialized by his father having him drill with the army from early childhood onwards
Ooooh, see, this is the kind of nuance I need! Hmmm. And yes, the Katte/Fredersdorf parallels aren't perfect, especially given that communication is largely taking place in French in the one case and German in the other.
He called her Beaver. A nickname is always an option for you, too.
Indeed, every so often I try and fail to come up with something more original than "Cat" that's also plausible and that I like. I haven't given up yet. "Beaver", though, is an awesome nickname.