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“to the manner born”
i · The common misuse One wrong form
ii · What it meansTwo lines, no filler
From Hamlet (Act I, Scene 4): 'though I am native here / And to the manner born.' The original refers to a custom or manner of behavior. The British sitcom 'To the Manor Born' (1979) punned on the mishearing, not the original.
iii · Memory hookKeep this one
Shakespeare wrote 'manner' (custom). The sitcom played on the pun. In serious prose, manner wins.