YOU SAID:
As I was saying, this is pretty cool
INTO JAPANESE
私が言っていた、これはかなりクール
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I said, this is pretty cool
INTO JAPANESE
私は、これはかなりクールだと言った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I said that this is pretty cool
INTO JAPANESE
私はこれがかなりクールだと言った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I said that this is pretty cool
That didn't even make that much sense in English.