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I have this address only.

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If somebody asked me to give my permanent and correspondence home address and I have only one address then what do i need to say?

1) I only have one address.

2) I have this address only.

3) My correspondence and permanent address are same.


Please check my sentences.
 

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Sentence #1 is natural. Sentence #2 is less so. Use "addresses" in sentence #3.
 

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... but say '... addresses are the same'.
 

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... but say '... addresses are the same'.

This is what I was thinking but I thought that teechar didn't say anything so it "are same" might be correct.
 

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Tufguy, don't expect teechar to catch everything. He's not perfect. (Nobody is.)
 

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Tufguy, don't expect teechar to catch everything. He's not perfect. (Nobody is.)

I am not saying that it is his mistake but I was saying I had a doubt about that thing.
 

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This is what I was thinking

If it was what you were thinking, why didn't you use it? I would generally use the form I thought was correct.
 

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This is what I was thinking but I thought that teechar didn't say anything so it "are same" might be correct.

I think you overuse "it" in your sentences. Sometimes it shows up in a sentence and serves no function. You might want to work on that.
 

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I am not saying that it is his mistake, but I was saying I had a doubt about that thing.

Is "doubt" (for question) Indian English?
 

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You could say:

I have a question.

(The word "doubt" is not used that way in American English.)
 
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... nor in British English.
 
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