Often I come across a sentence like, "Return this book back to me". Is it grammatically correct ?

Question

I have frequently heard the above statement from educated ones. Is the above-mentioned sentence grammatically correct? Another one belonging to the above category is, "Your goodname please?"
Please enlighten me on the above.

Answer 1

By definition the word return means to send something back. So......................... that means your so called learn-ed ones are foolishly saying,"Send back this book back to me"!!! A bit like the dopes who insist on saying things like, "There are two twins"!!

As far as, " Your good-name please?", perhaps it should just be relegated to the shelf for those who are misinformed enough to think that just because a word is big, it might also make them sound important!!...........:)...Cheers

Answer 2

If the book had been taken earlier and then returned to the owner and then again taken from him then his sentence "Return this book back to me" seems correct, because in this context 'back' will assume the meaning of 'again'

Answer 3

if u say return this book to me then its seems that u are asking the person to return the book at present and if you use the sentence return this book back to me then it means that you are telling him to return in future
what is your good name is just a word use for formalities it not a correct sentence according to me

Answer 4

No, it is wrong. The sentence is ''Return this book to me''. Because the word 'back' and 'return' will mean the same

Answer 5

Whats wrong with saying "return this book to me"? using back in there is incorrect, even though some people use it. The back is not necessary coz return only means back to you.
As for your good name please, I have noticed that Indians use it more than anyone else. I dont know about it.

Answer 6

It is grammatically correct but better sounding would be: " Return this book to me."

Answer 7

Use just 'return'.
RETURN means: go or come back; give, put, or send back; i.e. it already includes 'back'...

and i think "what's ur good name" is a polite but old way of asking someone's name. U'll generally find the older generation using it.

Answer 8

in this sentence return and back both r used.....whereas both hold same meaning so the correct sentence would return this book to me bcoz in verbal as well as in written form this sentence sounds ok.....

Answer 9

Grammatically it is not correct. But in USA it is common using two negative words in a sentence such as "I ain't no bad". We cannot use such phrase in our country.

Answer 10

essentially it is wrong because a proper sentence in english language cannot begin with a noun.