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Going...?
if you see a person returing to his house, do u say
1)going back?
or
2)going home?
1)going back?
or
2)going home?
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You would say that he is going home. You could also say that he is going back home, which means the same thing, but places more emphasis on the fact that he is returning (from somewhere else). You could also say that he is returning home, but that is not so common in spoken English.
- You would say that he is going home.
- You could also say that he is going back home, which means the same thing, but places more emphasis on the fact that he is returning (from somewhere else).
- You could also say that he is returning home, but that is not so common in spoken English.
- And you should not say that he is returning back home, because that is redundant.
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You would say that he is going home. You could also say that he is going back home, which means the same thing, but places more emphasis on the fact that he is returning (from somewhere else). You could also say that he is returning home, but that is not so common in spoken English. And you should not say that he is returning back home, because that is redundant.
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