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    Dec 1, 2008, 11:34 PM
    Manner Vs. Matter
    My boyfriend and I are having an argument whether the phrase goes, "In a matter of speaking" or "In a manner of speaking". Can someone help us solve this war??
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    Dec 2, 2008, 12:14 AM

    I've always heard and said, "in a manner of speaking." Manner in this case means way, a way of speaking. Matter doesn''t work in this case although it could be used if there was an understanding that manner was what was meant.
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