My confusion is in combining oral history with written word. I have many letters of his where he writes things like, "There was an hour of...
Thank you for your comment. I am writing the memoir as if he is telling his story. And since the action did happen several times, I guess I will...
That's a very good point. Yes, he was referring to something that typically happened, so I guess I should stick with the "would" construction....
I am writing my father's memoirs and they include some oral history material. When he was speaking, he often spoke like this: "I’d tell him where...
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