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this was my home vs that was my home

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'This was my home' is used when referring to a place that is close to the speaker or is still relevant in some way. 'That was my home' is used when referring to a place that is farther away or less relevant in the present.

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this was my home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a place that is close to the speaker or still relevant in some way.

Use 'this was my home' when talking about a place that is nearby or has some current relevance to you.

Examples:

This was my home for many years.
I can't believe this was my home once.
This was my home until I moved out.
I miss this place; this was my home.
This was my home when I was a child.

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But this was my home, Jane.
No. This was my home, but I can no longer enter its borders.
What? After I ran away, this was my home.
So, when you said this was my home, too, that I should think of it that way, that was the tequila talking, too?
This was my home when I lived In Izu.
This was my home for many years.
This was my home, in Sevastopol.

Alternatives:

This is my home
This used to be my home

that was my home

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a place that is farther away or less relevant in the present.

Use 'that was my home' when talking about a place that is distant or has less current relevance to you.

Examples:

That was my home when I lived in the city.
I remember that was my home many years ago.
That was my home before I moved to this town.
I can't believe that was my home once.
That was my home when I was in college.

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That place was my home for 20 years.
- That was my shortcut home.
That necklace was at my home in my bedroom.
I told you that my home was a better place.
That was some mates from my home village of Borgarfjord.
I began to learn how to cover it up, because I didn't want nobody to know that this was happening in my home.
That was my family home, down there.
That was always my route home from the pub with all my friends in the car.
You showed me that leaving home was my own personal decision.
As it turned out, the only problem with working from home is that I was working from my home.
A lot of it was what I remembered, you know, that my mother was at home, that she was asleep, that I was at Tammy's, we ate the cookies, we were singing.
- Please leave my home now.
Found this stuck on my home phone.
I'll make this my home.
...because the Earth is my home too.
Nothing, just defending my home.
My life savings, my home...
Ma, this is my home.
I shall come to my home... your home...
Get dressed, we're coming into my home sweet home.

Alternatives:

That used to be my home
That is where I used to live

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