Here's one for you grammarians

[desperance]

In the phrase "all manner of", is the word 'manner' singular as it appears, or is it some kind of hidden plural? Does one say "There was all manner of ways", or "There were all manner of ways"?

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[dedbutdrmng.livejournal.com]

Lookatthecatyouonlyseethecat

Yes. That struck me after typing it. So I fell back on cat pr0n in the hope it would distract everyone from my confusion.

Lookatthecatyouonlyseethecatlookatthecat

However, it does mean I have learnt that 'Manse' refers specifically to the house of a Minister. Which I'm sure will come in useful somewhere.

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