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Rule "Collocation: return in/to"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

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.
ID: RETURN_IN_THE [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-03 22:33:08 +0100)