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I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town.


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I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town. #16 (permalink) Fri Oct 16, 2009 13:42 pm   I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town.
 

Where do you think 'what' is represented as a verb, James?

As you can see, you have already confused Piroska. The correct answer to the original question, Piroska, is in my first post:

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Neither is wrong and both are indirect speech.

The choice depends on whether you are still going to town: if you are not, then only the first is possible, but if you are still planning to go to town, then either may be used.

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I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town. #17 (permalink) Fri Oct 16, 2009 22:12 pm   I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town.
 

Are you trying to tell me this time that 'what' cannot be represented as a verb, Mr Micawber?
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I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town. #18 (permalink) Fri Oct 16, 2009 23:56 pm   I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town.
 

Oh, go away.
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I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town. #19 (permalink) Sat Oct 17, 2009 0:07 am   I said I'm going to town or I said I was going to town.
 

Gotcha, a coward!
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