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Old 02-04-2019, 10:50 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
One that doesn't bother me is 'to the manor born'. It is wrong. the correct phrase is 'to the manner born', but 'manor' manages to communicate the same message, unlike a point being mute.
Although you're technically correct (which surprised me. I only ever encountered the 'manor' version), it's probably debatable how 'wrong' an expression that's itself already 160 years old still is.
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