Shakespearean phrase may get used in wrong manner
A Washington Post columnist recently used the expression "to the manner born” in referring to presidential daughter and senatorial hopeful Caroline Kennedy .
"Should the term not be, ‘to the manor born’?” Sally Gray of Ardmore asked.
That question is pertinent only for writers. Most people give "manor” and "manner” the same pronunciation, which explains ...
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