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On return/upon return/at return #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 28, 2010 22:47 pm   On return/upon return/at return
 

Good evening fellows,
On several websites I've seen different usages of the following word "return"
For example:
On return/upon return/at return
So,I've been wondering is the meaning of the three examples similar?Or maybe it depends on the context..?
I'm sorry if my asking isn't appropriate.
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On return/upon return/at return #2 (permalink) Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:58 am   On return/upon return/at return
 

The meaning is the same, but all 3 suffer from unnaturalness. These are OK:
On their return / upon their return / at their return.
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On return/upon return/at return #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:12 am   On return/upon return/at return
 

Thanks a lot!
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