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something of a crank vs something of a strange

The phrases "something of a crank" and "something of a strange" are not directly comparable because they convey different meanings. "Something of a crank" implies that the person is somewhat eccentric or odd, while "something of a strange" is not a common phrase in English. If you are looking to describe someone as odd or eccentric, you should use the phrase "something of a crank."

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something of a crank

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe someone as somewhat eccentric or odd.

This phrase is used to describe someone who is considered somewhat eccentric or odd in their behavior or beliefs.
  • May 16, 2014 ... To dismiss Szilard as something of a crank prior to the discovery of fission wouldn't have been wrong. Szilard's point of reference here isn't fission, it's artificial (induced) radioactivity, which had been discovered by the ...
  • Now, Mr Heicklen seems something of a crank: he's smoked marijuana in order to get arrested but does not otherwise smoke; he asked that Muslims be excluded from any jury that tries him because he is Jewish and believes that "Islam ...
  • Among computer enthusiasts, Nelson is admired by many as a brilliant innovator, and derided by others as something of a crank. He is critical of the Web, describing it as a "mess that is strewn around us", and dismisses Tim Berners- Lee for ...
  • Three months after the convention, Harrison was assassinated, shot by a disturbed young man named Patrick Prendergast. Prendergast was, it turned out, something of a crank. He was an obsessive advocate of Henry George's single tax, ...

something of a strange

This phrase is not a common or correct construction in English. It does not convey a clear meaning.

  • Dec 13, 2011 ... There was something of a strange sight at Seattle's Boeing Field on Tuesday: a huge plane, shrink-wrapped in white plastic being carted across the runway. The plane is a historic World War II B-29 bomber. Aviation buffs ...
  • The Ladybug has something of a strange life cycle and one that surprises many people. From egg to fully grown ladybug, join us on a journey of a lifetime - literally! Image Credit Flickr User Anderson Mancini. The ladybug will always try and ...
  • Sep 18, 2011 ... Manoel de Oliveira, the director of "The Strange Case of Angelica" (out on DVD this week from Cinema Guild), is himself -- to say the least -- something of a strange case. He turns 103 this December and, having gotten his ...
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel, it always struck me, was something of a strange hero. For those who don't know, the Pimpernel was a famed Englishman who during the French revolution risked life and limb by dashing across the English Channel in ...

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