Write it Right !!!

This thread is for all the words that are too confusing to use in general spoken or written english. Please read carefully:

Revert and return

The most common meaning of revert is “to return to an earlier condition, time, or subject.” It is to go back to the previous state.

Synonyms: regress; turn back; return

Today, most people have begun to use it mistakenly instead of “reply,” writing when they want you to get back to them about something, “revert to me at this address.” This would literally mean they are asking you to become them. 😁

Please avoid saying “revert back.”

Revert itself means “return back” or “go back back.” The “back” is redundant here. Return is to come back, or begin again, to appear again; to revert; to pass back into possession.

Examples:
I reverted to gmail after trying out the new email service.
Note: “return back” is incorrect.

Some control changes keep reverting back to default after restarting the game, no matter how many times the configuration was saved.

I will return your book soon. (NOT “return back your book”).
We will return to Shimla on Sunday (NOT “return back to Shimla”).

-CB