He claimed to have actually read what he was describing. You think he couldn't spell the author's name even though he "read" it?
Maybe the book was a translation, and done poorly.
Either way, you did not need to call him out on that. Just because your username is German does not make you an authority on Germans and the language.
Besides, he was born in Austria-Hungary, which only allied with Germany, and never became a part of it. Even though the pan nationalism there was strong, German developed many dialects due to a cultural mix, therefore, "Froid" may be correct.
And FYI: Wiki spells it your way.
Hey, I took Psychology for 2 years and we always spelled it Froid. Maybe it's different in the UK - either way it's really no big deal and it's kind of pathetic that you have to disrupt an interesting discussion to try and score points.
Yeah, let's get back on topic, and just ignore the posts by this guy.