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Rule "Collocation: return in/to"

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Description: Collocation: return in/to
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "to", not "\2".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • While we were returning in the office, I have been arrested for speeding.
    Correction suggestion: returning to
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • However, he was able to return in the second half.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: RETURN_IN_THE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)