May one say 'I will go to such-and-such city tomorrow' on Shabbat when the trip involves a potential prohibition?
Synopsis
The Mechaber permits discussing a future trip or activity if there is a hypothetically permissible way to do it today (e.g., through burganin/huts for travel). If no permissible angle exists, even discussing it is prohibited.
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