The phrase "acknowledge the same thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to recognizing or accepting a shared understanding or agreement between parties.
Example: "In our discussion, we need to ensure that both sides acknowledge the same thing to move forward effectively."
Alternatives: "recognize the same point" or "accept the same fact".
Why would I acknowledge the same thing more than once?
FACT: Senate Republicans and Republican Party strategists acknowledge the same thing that the Obama administration acknowledges: Namely, that Democrats have the political capital to pass almost anything they want.
It took me a year-and-a-half to even admit to myself that I wasn't OK with what happened, and another year for me to acknowledge the same thing to someone else.
And top U.S. military commanders have started to acknowledge the same thing, indirectly, as they identify the serious threat to our security in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the strain that the war in Iraq is putting on our military force.
Jambyl Akhmetbekov, a Communist, acknowledged the same thing to international observers, saying, "It is enough to occupy a certain position in these elections".
In an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News this week, Obama acknowledged as much: "The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office.
Phillips, however, acknowledged that he might do the same thing in the same situation.
It is crazy". She acknowledges though that under communism the same thing went on.
"It's nice to get the acknowledgment of critics and even audiences, but there is something about being acknowledged by people who do the same thing you do," said Joel Coen, above right, who has joined his brother, in cowboy hat, in making films like "Fargo" and "Blood Simple" in the last 25 years.
When asked at the debate what he would do, as president, in a similar situation, Mr. Romney tried to duck; ultimately, he acknowledged that he would probably do the same thing.
He acknowledged he might well have said the same thing 20 years ago, when the movie-fed celebrity culture was burgeoning -- "True West," predated Broadway's most well-known Hollywood sendups, David Rabe's "Hurly burly" and David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" -- but he said "True West" was never meant as an assault on Hollywood.
