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a. Kind; sort: What manner of person is she? b. Kinds; sorts: all manner of people at the mall https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=manner
What's the best way to deal with this meaning? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:03, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
- Ahhh this is a good question, and I see we already have a citation that says all manner of... but doesn't fit with the simple singular-plural of the noun (where you might expect "a manner of person" or "all manners of people"). Maybe something for the Tea Room. Equinox ◑ 10:06, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
- @Equinox I already did. Is it the reason no indefinite article appears after such in the following? in such manner as to follow or result from --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:30, 9 November 2020 (UTC)