P Polyester Senior Member Joined Apr 29, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Oct 11, 2016 #1 Can I say"return it to me" VS "return it back to me"?
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Oct 11, 2016 #2 I would say 'return it to me' or 'give/bring it back to me'.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 11, 2016 #3 Polyester said: Can I say"return it to me" VS "return it back to me"? Click to expand... Only the first is correct.
Polyester said: Can I say"return it to me" VS "return it back to me"? Click to expand... Only the first is correct.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 11, 2016 #4 "Return" (in this context) means "give back" so it would be tautologous to say "return it back". It would be like saying "give it back back".
"Return" (in this context) means "give back" so it would be tautologous to say "return it back". It would be like saying "give it back back".