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The phrase "one and the same thing" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to emphasize that two things are the exact same thing, despite being described differently. Example: "To be successful in business, you must have a strong work ethic and dedication; but in reality, they are one and the same thing, both leading to success."
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Religion and morality are not one and the same thing.
Seizure, rapture and possession become one and the same thing.
For me it is one and the same thing".
But they are not one and the same thing.
Its leadership and its base are one and the same thing.
New Labour and Tony Blair are one and the same thing.
We have learned a harsh lesson that economic and social liberalism are not one and the same thing!
It forces us to see the future and the present not as one and the same thing, but as interdependent.
It's hard to balance fun and risk, he admits, because they "are so often one and the same thing".
"To me, they are one and the same thing," Lieutenant Arenas said, clearly puzzled that anyone would suggest there is any difference between drug traffickers and guerrillas.
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Still, findings such as these don't stop most commentators from treating rates of arrest and rates of crime as one-and-the-same thing.
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