manner / manor

manner / manor
   Manner is a way of doing or behaving: Duane Pipes installed the plumbing in a workman-like manner.
   A manor is a house on an estate: The chauffeur drove slowly up to the manor.

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  • Manner (disambiguation) — Manner is a line of confectionery from the Austrian conglomerate, Josef Manner Comp AG. Manner may also refer to: Eeva Liisa Manner (1921 1995), Finnish poet, playwright and translator. Kullervo Manner (1880 1939), Finnish Communist leader.… …   Wikipedia

  • manner — manor …   American English homophones

  • manor — manner …   American English homophones

  • manner n — manor n …   English expressions

  • manner — manor …   English homophone dictionary

  • Manor (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Land tenure 2 Places 2.1 Australia 2.2 Canada …   Wikipedia

  • manner born — This expression has come to mean accustomed by birth to a high position. In this expression, manner is frequently spelled manor, through the mistaken idea that manor born means born to high estate, to the aristocracy. The word should be manner,… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • manner born, to the —  Not manor. The line is from Hamlet …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • manner born, to the —    Not manor. The line is from Hamlet …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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