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vivianliv
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Could you help me with this little question?

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Can I say: I go back my home?

Or I have to say: I go back to my home?

And why?

Thanks a lot
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I'm going back home :roll:
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I'm sure that the noun "home" never goes with the prepocition "to"..!
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:oops:

Yes I agree with two of you, for sure.
But what about: 
I go back MY home. And: I go back to MY home.

Which one is technically correct? Or both?
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vivianliv wrote:Can I say: I go back my home?
Or I have to say: I go back to my home?
And why?
Thanks a lot
First "I go back my home?" - wrong.
Second, depends on what you gonna say and context:
If you are on your way home, then "I'm going (back) home"
If you're describing your rutine you'd say: "When I go home ..." or "On my way (back) home"
Sending somebody: "Go home!"
This sounds OK too, but here you have to realize that it's two separate parts, the second is clarifiing-like for the first:
"I go (back) (to my home)" (means like every night)
That's how I feel about it.
To understand why it's like that try to find info
about direct / indirect objects in english sentence like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_(grammar)
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Post by Kirbo »

I'm going back home
I have to go back home
I'm leaving to go home

those work ^^
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