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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Return back

Hi!

is this sentence grammatically correct?

" please kindly return back the documents signed and stamped"

Return back: send back ??

Thanks

Pamela
  

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Hi, is this sentence grammatically correct? " please kindly return back the documents signed and stamped" Return back: send back ?? The word 'return' includes the idea of 'back'.

  • Hi, is this sentence grammatically correct?
  • " please kindly return back the documents signed and stamped" Return back: send back ??
  • The word 'return' includes the idea of 'back'.
  • So, say 'return' or 'send back'.
  • Say either 'please' or 'kindly'.
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Hi,

is this sentence grammatically correct?

" please kindly return back the documents signed and stamped"

Return back: send back ??

The word 'return' includes the idea of 'back'.

So, say 'return' or 'send back'.

Say either 'please' or 'kindly'.
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Hi and thanks

So.. Return the documents includes the "back" OK.

But now I m confused.. I thought " kindly " means something different than "please" is it really a BIG mistake to write both?

Thanks

Pamela
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Hi,

No-one will put you in jail. (Unless you do it again.Emotion: wink)
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Completely agree with clive.

Also:

Give back
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Emotion: big smile ok

And..

" be so kind to return the documents please" Can it work?

Thanks

Pamela
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Hi,

And..

" be so kind as to return the documents please" Can it work? Yes, but it's a formal kind of phrase.

And once again, I would omit 'please', because it makes the whole thing seem excessively polite to me.

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thanks.

Once again you would omit "please"? Emotion: surprise

So when I start my e-mail lke that:

" please find the des
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Hi,

You can't omplain that this Forum keeps you waiting, can you? Emotion: big smile

Once again you would omit "please"?
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CliveHi,

You can't omplain that this Forum keeps you waiting, can you?
Emotion: big smile tha
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Well I find return back redundant, Like Please Kindly.

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