Once you get this letter, revert / get back to me.

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Tan Elaine

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Once you get this letter, get back to me.

Would it be correct if i replaced 'revert' with 'get back'?

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I think I may have misunderstood, but get back makes more sense to me than revert, which is a South Asian usage not found in many other variants.
 

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I meant to say that you can't replace "get back" with "revert".
 
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