I usually try to send a gentle first letter, as emotions are usually raw enough at this point and the receiving spouse generally understands that this is a serious situation, without the need for me to inflame things with an offensive letter.
[T] he University of Toronto's law school could become the first in Canada to scrap the often nerve - wracking letter grades of A, B, C, D and F for the kinder, gentler ratings of Honours, Pass and Fail.