Good Form, Bad Form
Comme il faut, bon ton; mauvais ton, comme il ne faut pas. Form
means fashion, like the Latin forma.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Good Form Bad Form from Fact Monster:
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