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Redundancy Entry 789 / 1605 60-second read

Return back vs. Return

RETURN = come back.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“Please return back my book.”

✓ Correct

“Please return my book.”

The ruleii

RETURN = go/come back.

RE- means "back" — "return back" is doubly back.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

One BACK only."

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