[Grammar] will/would

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UFOcatcher

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Could you please tell me the difference in nuance between the two sentences below?

A. He said that he will go to Kyoto tomorrow.
B. He said that he would go to Kyoto tomorrow.
 

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There's no difference. Sentence B is probably the more common way to express the future-in-the-past in this situation.
 

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"said" is the past tense of "say," and "would" is the past tense of "will."
 
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