Which should you use, return or return back? The verb return has many meanings. It may mean go back, put back, send back. Return should not be followed by back, which is used redundantly.
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Neither one of us ever returned back there.
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Correct: |
Neither one of us ever returned there.
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Incorrect: |
All the questionnaires were returned back.
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Correct: |
All the questionnaires were returned.
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