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The phrase "are going back and forth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a repeated exchange or discussion between two or more parties, often involving differing opinions or decisions.
Example: "The committee members are going back and forth on the proposed budget changes, trying to reach a consensus."
Alternatives: "are debating" or "are in a tug-of-war".
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A formal meeting has not been scheduled, but e-mail messages are going back and forth at a considerable pace.
"Vans, courtesy buses, limousines and commuters in cars are going back and forth to the station, too," he said.
But when workers are going back and forth between points in a longer document, it can be more efficient to read on paper, he said.
"At one point Randy and I are going back and forth on email and he's quoting Dylan lyrics and I'm going back with Steely Dan lyrics".
"And then I look at my life, and my husband and I are going back and forth between this beautiful countryside and Brooklyn, where I'm absolutely in love with our neighborhood".
Avoiding the rights and wrongs and the actual issues, the moguls Steinbrenner of the Yanks and Henry of the Red Sox are going back and forth, and one of them is downtrodden and the other the nefarious culprit.
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"We were going back and forth — 'What's this?
"But they didn't; they were going back and forth, which is a pretty good sign".
Burt and Luther were going back and forth, back and forth.
She said the clothing has been going back and forth to conferences and trainings.
"Apparently it's been going back and forth between the school and neighborhood," he said.
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