Quote Originally Posted by Medved View Post
No way. It'll be miles. Peter is American and she just tried not to puzzle him with calculations.
She must be really smart in order to mentally divide the distance in kilometers by 1.6 on the fly. I needed a calculator, to be honest. Besides, all those little details about the US measure system were far less known these days. There was no internet

Yup but I don't think someone would lend him one. They'd find a thousand excuses instead.
Say so then. Don't tell there was no transportation.

He doesn't. Explained. I don't believe in the overall knowledge. Sorry, but it's just that.
He knew at least that there WAS a war. A quite bloody one and Peter was born not long after it had ended. Same with the frontline - he knew there would be a frontline.
Anyway - it's YOUR story, I just want to explain my point.


Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe particularly true. Many people had connections with polish relatives, friends etc, and when the german troops were accumulating on the Polish territory, I'm sorry but I don't believe there weren't rumors about it.
A bit of info about pre-war German-Soviet relations:
We had a non-agression pact. Poland was invaded not only by the Germans, but also by Soviet Union according by the infamous secret addendum to it. German troops massed in Poland was no surprise all things considered, besides there were no spy satellites, no spy planes. It was quite difficult to assess the real magnitude of the force that has been stationed near the borders. Spies did their work, but Stalin simply refused to believe in their reports. (Richard Sorge's story is quite illustrative). All who were spreading 'rumors' about the oncoming German aggression were considered provocators and dealt with quite abruptly. The border itself was locked. No contacts were possible. I mean it. Quite the opposite - we were actually 'friends' with the Germans.

Again - all I am telling you about is provided just for your information. You can deal with it as you see fit.

Peter used this word. Word used correctly. Why should she change it?
Perhaps, he's from our time, after all. He could use this word. But Ann should be surprised to hear that. She still might have believed that the Red Army would get rid of the invaders in a matter of weeks. That's what she'd been constantly told by the authorities. The disillusionment would come later.

n this weak little woman who was going to fight till the end
is the selected piece really necessary? Why? If someone else seconds your point I'll correct it right away.
Simple grammar:
to be going to do smth.
Here, you can't omit the 'to be' part

'the' is an exaggeration here. I think it's ok. If someone else tells me it reads bad, same story.
Well, I'm not the native English speaker, but personally I think this is simply bad grammar, not an exaggerration. Putting 'the' here would mean he was the ONLY strong man in the vicinity.

2. the defender is another exaggeration
You have some very odd views on how the exaggerrations are expressed in English.

and prove something as atonement in redemption for (to redeem) my old life?
Not sure.
Well, I'm sure in this one. Redemption is the right word here. 100% guarantee. (follow my advice and google the word usage).

the voice -- whose voice? He doesn't know that. He doesn't know the owner of the voice. Why 'the' then?
Well, this I can agree with. You can use both. But since it was the ONLY voice in HIS head... well, I thought 'the' would be more appropriate.

P.S.
Generally - Peter is not only from the future - he's an old man in spite of his new young body. He's 60, not 25. He's experienced and knows much of life (at least that's what he thinks he does ). It would be unfair if he would act as dumb as a young man would.