I asked my colleague about when he was going to his home town vs I asked my colleague when he was going to his home town

Both phrases are correct, but the second one is more concise and commonly used. In English, it is more natural to omit unnecessary words when possible.

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I asked my colleague about when he was going to his home town

This phrase is grammatically correct but less commonly used due to unnecessary words.

This phrase is correct but less preferred. It conveys the intended meaning but can be improved by removing the word 'about.'

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Somebody needed to. I drew the line when he was going to build a boat that would butcher animals on the endangered list.
I told this kid I knew when he was going to die.
My dad gave it to Paul when he was going to propose.
The dwarf assistant in The Magician hobbled down a staircase similar to the one in this film when he was going to open the tower door.
Besides... why would I kill Bert when he was going to get his money back from the company?
So I mean, how would you know when he was going to die?
Told you when he was going to do it so you would know when to go to his apartment, stage the scene.
I didn't hear his last words because I ran down when he was going...
I mean, especially when he was going out with a strange woman later on.
I took scotty in, and... here's your father when he was going through his awkward stage.
I asked my father that I was going to Tan's house, and he sent his best regards.
Did you know when he was going to do that, that it was going to be in the shipyard?
So I asked daniel if he was going to get a chance (laughing):
So I asked Daniel if he was going to get a chance to use hers while she was in town.
I asked him whether he wanted the speech that he was going to make today to be distributed to the Members of Parliament in writing.
And when he was going, I walked out to the car and he said,
I asked my colleagues to Watch houses girls During their tours
I asked him where he was going.
I asked him what he was going to do with the money.
He was going to graduate in the top of his class, and when he did he was going to go into immigration reform.

Alternatives:

i asked my colleague when he was going to his home town

I asked my colleague when he was going to his home town

This phrase is grammatically correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is concise and clear. It effectively conveys the question without unnecessary words.

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Somebody needed to. I drew the line when he was going to build a boat that would butcher animals on the endangered list.
I told this kid I knew when he was going to die.
My dad gave it to Paul when he was going to propose.
The dwarf assistant in The Magician hobbled down a staircase similar to the one in this film when he was going to open the tower door.
Besides... why would I kill Bert when he was going to get his money back from the company?
So I mean, how would you know when he was going to die?
Told you when he was going to do it so you would know when to go to his apartment, stage the scene.
I didn't hear his last words because I ran down when he was going...
I mean, especially when he was going out with a strange woman later on.
I took scotty in, and... here's your father when he was going through his awkward stage.
I asked my father that I was going to Tan's house, and he sent his best regards.
Did you know when he was going to do that, that it was going to be in the shipyard?
So I asked daniel if he was going to get a chance (laughing):
So I asked Daniel if he was going to get a chance to use hers while she was in town.
I asked him whether he wanted the speech that he was going to make today to be distributed to the Members of Parliament in writing.
And when he was going, I walked out to the car and he said,
I asked my colleagues to Watch houses girls During their tours
I asked him where he was going.
I asked him what he was going to do with the money.
He was going to graduate in the top of his class, and when he did he was going to go into immigration reform.

Alternatives:

i inquired with my colleague about his upcoming trip to his home town
i questioned my colleague regarding his plans to visit his home town
i asked my colleague when he planned to go to his home town
i inquired about my colleague's travel plans to his home town

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I asked my colleague about when he was going to his home town vs I asked my colleague when he was going to his home town