RETURN IT BACK or RETURN IT?
• Return the book back to me. (non-standard) ✔️ Return the book to me. (standard) The verbs ‘return’ and ‘reverse’ already have in their meanings ‘going back to a particular situation or position’ so, we do not use the adverb particle ‘back’ with them. Also, ‘repeat’ is another verb in this category but with a different adverb particle ‘again’ wrongly used with it. • Repeat that sentence again, please. (non-standard) ✔️ Repeat that sentence, please.