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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[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

See, I know more about Latin grammar than I do about English, so I'm liable to be Led Astray by my Education (which is also fun!).