Question: I want to tell someone the following:  

"I bring an e-reader with me on the bus every day so that I have something to do during my commute to work."  

Does the phrase "commute to work" clearly refer to the trip there **and** the trip back from work? Or is it more proper to say "commute to and from work" in order to ensure that it is clear that I mean both directions?

Answer: 
Using the word 'to' adds a sense of direction (that being towards place of work).

I would use:

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> "my daily commute"
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since the word [commute](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuting) already describes the travel between work.
"Commute" does have the meaning of [going and coming back:](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/commute)

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> to travel regularly over some distance, *as from a suburb into a city and back*: He commutes to work by train.
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However, it wouldn't be very clear. Not a lot of people know this. A better alternative is:

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> I bring an e-reader with me everyday so that I can have something to do when I journey to work to and fro.
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