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This sounds British to my American ears.
I'd suggest you don't adopt a sentence if you wouldn't use it yourself.
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Thanks, I hope I have something to contribute to the project.
I'm still happy to own this English sentence, because I recognize, understand, and have often heard native speakers use this form. It's familiar. I have confidence in it. It would be understood by almost any English speaker, even on first hearing.
OK, it's all right then.
Is there another way to convey the same idea?
Yes, many ways, of course.
If it's clear from the individual's name that I'm referring to a person, I could say to the same effect:
"Where does that Tom live?"
I lose some connotative flavor by doing it, though. Ironically, calling Tom "that person" sounds a bit more impersonal and dismissive. Tom is just some random guy, not our social equal.
If Tom had been named Wolf however, then "person" might not be quite so pleonastic.
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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #3245671
Where does that Tom person live?
added by Olan, May 16, 2014
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