YOU SAID:
He said, "It's October 5th"
INTO JAPANESE
彼は言った、 "それは10月5日です"
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He said, "It is October 5th"
INTO JAPANESE
彼は言った、 "それは10月5日です"
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He said, "It is October 5th"
That didn't even make that much sense in English.