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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[valydiarosada.livejournal.com]

So does "there was all manner of mayhem" as explained by esmeraldus_neo. I've drunk too much wine. I think I'll just curl up into a ball or something.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Don't be silly - there isn't too much wine. Not anywhere.

Curling up is good, though. Can we have been hedgehogs, in another life?