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The phrase "a certain cranky" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe someone who is somewhat irritable or difficult, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "She has a certain cranky demeanor that makes it hard to approach her."
Alternatives: "somewhat irritable" or "a bit grumpy".
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And now those talented whippersnappers have been joined by the nineteen-year-old Spaniard Sergio Garcia, whom a certain cranky sportswriter I know has guardedly called "the next Tiger Woods".
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(If he were Malcolm Turnbull, a certain News Corp columnist might write a cranky blog post).
But its music now sounds just right for a certain recessionary mood: bleary, frustrated, cranky, heartsick and gallows-humored.
If you notice that your baby tends to need a diaper change or gets cranky at a certain time of day, you can try to incorporate that into your schedule.
Miller looks – as he has for a little while, in the best possible way – a little like one of the characters from his signature franchise: the dystopian, desert-set explode-a-palooza about a certain man with a certain name and a certain kind of cranky disposition.
He suggested that authors rather than their publishers retain the copyright on any particular piece of work, and ensured that cranky but important writers such as Godwin and Swinburne were guaranteed a certain level of support from public money.
When ours get cranky in a restaurant, we explain and coo and cajole, but beyond a certain point we take them outside, away from other diners, and ask them politely to shut the hell up.
Use this schedule to look for any patterns, such as tantrums or meltdowns at a certain time of day every day, a hard time falling asleep or waking up in the morning, or if he is cranky the day after having a poor night's sleep.
A certain attire.
By a certain light.
A certain unburdening.
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