Is back needed
In the sentence below, is "back" necessary? If so, would you please explain why? Don't you think that just "bring" is enough?
He always https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bring me back something https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/nice when he https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/go_1 https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/abroad.
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Top answer
I agree with you that it is not necessary. But I wouldn't say that 'back' is wrong. It seems to add a bit of emphasis.
- I agree with you that it is not necessary.
- But I wouldn't say that 'back' is wrong.
- It seems to add a bit of emphasis.
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I agree with you that it is not necessary.
But I wouldn't say that 'back' is wrong. It seems to add a bit of emphasis.
0"Back" means that he obtained your nice thing abroad (or at least at the duty-free at the airport). Without "back", that is not explicit. But that is not really why we say it. "Back" is just pretty much de rigueur in that statement.
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