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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a certain guy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific person without naming them directly, often implying some familiarity or relevance to the context.
Example: "I met a certain guy at the coffee shop who claimed to know you."
Alternatives: "an unnamed individual" or "a particular man".
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You expect a certain guy to continue to flow.
On the way a certain guy dragged my baby away from me.
We had a point guard in Boston who refused to pass the ball to a certain guy".
"For a certain guy, there is an idea that you wear a dress shirt when you're going out into the day to accomplish something," Mr. Israel said.
"He'd swing at a breaking ball away off a certain guy," Melvin said, "and next time up, he's looking for that breaking ball and knowing where it starts and knowing where to lay off it.
We had a point guard in Boston who refused to pass the ball to a certain guy". In football the coach has so much control over who gets the ball that selfishness winds up being self-defeating.
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Outside, the glockenspiel has been altered to include a certain bad guy.
He added: "Eventually, when you get to a certain level, guys are as big as you are, guys are as strong as you are, and you are not going to be able to bully your way.
Guys get traded off all the time, and also there's a certain competitiveness, guys competing for salary money".
But he made a decision to play certain guys and stuck with it.
I don't mean to say that I was giving any schmuck wearing a big grin and a condom admittance to my Cave of Forgotten Dreams, but I was more willing to accept sex with certain guys as a one- or two-time thing.
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