Thanks for all the replies.

I just got to wondering about the phrase. To my way of thinking, there's an argument for both "by the same token" and "buy the same taken" - without changing the meaning or usage of the phrase.

The only example I'm aware of of a homophone giving the same meaning when used in a phrase....

by the same token you have this choice...

buy the same token and this is also an option"

Works for me!

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