Yeah, the first time I had to write a condolence letter (literally just a couple of years ago -- a combination of good luck, my mom usually writing them for family friends, and the only relatives dying until then ones I didn't particularly want to write letters for) I just googled "how to write a condolence letter" and went from there :P
*nods* I had also intuited that principle by the time I came across that, but yes, from things like the internet and being able to watch what things people were like "wow, I can't BELIEVE that person did that thing" in advice columns and so on (I love advice columns), which also weren't available to Fritz.
And, lol, yes, my first thought on encountering it was "...author, you do know this is a thing already in math, right?" I also have forgotten my year of groups, rings, and fields, but loved it a Lot. (My best friend is a geometer, so she thinks I'm crazy, and I think she's crazy for loving topology, which was not my favorite. :) )
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Re: Fritz: Worst condolence letter writer ever?
Date: 2019-11-04 05:24 pm (UTC)*nods* I had also intuited that principle by the time I came across that, but yes, from things like the internet and being able to watch what things people were like "wow, I can't BELIEVE that person did that thing" in advice columns and so on (I love advice columns), which also weren't available to Fritz.
And, lol, yes, my first thought on encountering it was "...author, you do know this is a thing already in math, right?" I also have forgotten my year of groups, rings, and fields, but loved it a Lot. (My best friend is a geometer, so she thinks I'm crazy, and I think she's crazy for loving topology, which was not my favorite. :) )