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“one and the same”

i · The common misuse One wrong form
ii · What it meansTwo lines, no filler

The phrase is 'one and the same' — an emphatic way of saying they are identical. 'One in the same' looks plausible but doesn't parse.

iii · Memory hookKeep this one

One AND the same. The 'and' is the link that makes it emphatic.

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