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Chris -- 2018-04-11
To the manor born vs to the manner born. I’ve seen this both ways: born to the manner (of nobility) or born to a noble manor.
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Chris Waigl has an informative note on “to the manner/manor born” in her entry on “manner” in the Eggcorn Database.
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