Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(1)
The phrase "a certain stratum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific layer or level within a hierarchy or classification, often in contexts such as sociology, geology, or any field that discusses different levels or categories.
Example: "In the study of social dynamics, researchers often focus on a certain stratum of the population to understand behavioral patterns."
Alternatives: "a specific layer" or "a particular level".
Exact(15)
There is, however, a certain stratum in Nashville who wouldn't be caught dead at Tootsie's or the Broken Spoke.
For a certain stratum of banker, it's got to be Goldman.
Now it's hard to find people in a certain stratum of New York who haven't been through it.
Regardless, in his inheritance-fueled leisure, Mr. Kendrick represents a certain stratum of the Bay Area's best off.
This flattery was, of course, catnip to a certain stratum of New York film sophisticate, and soon critics were slugging it out.
Much of what Mr. McAfee has written about police misconduct rings true to a certain stratum of the populace here, and conspiracy theories are rampant.
Similar(45)
"That kind of higher education will lock kids into a certain strata more than any caste system".
Camden Town, however, with its enduringly seedy air and historical rock associations continues to be a spiritual home for a certain strata of pub-based music.
"Did the archdiocese feel we did not have any schools for children who come from a certain strata of society?" asked another principal, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.
After seeing the name James Cagney and the rest of the cast list for Wellman's picture, we read the message "It is the ambition of the authors of 'The Public Enemy' to honestly depict an environment that exists today in a certain strata of American life, rather than glorify the hoodlum or the criminal".
The results showed that there is no way of reducing the local sampling effort below a certain level (here, 5 sampling units per stratum).
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com