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10-02-2020 11:59 AM - edited 10-02-2020 12:00 PM
I say all of a sudden, maybe it depends what part of the country your from. What really irks me is when people say "I could care less", isn't it "I couldn't care less"?
10-02-2020 12:02 PM
I just thought of a context where "all the sudden" would be correct!
"All the sudden commotion startled me."
Maybe somehow it's just gotten mixed up for some people.
10-02-2020 12:08 PM
@Venezia wrote:I just thought of a context where "all the sudden" would be correct!
"All the sudden commotion startled me."
Maybe somehow it's just gotten mixed up for some people.
Love it, Venezia.
10-02-2020 12:09 PM
@santorini For me, it's exclusively 'all of a sudden'. I have never heard or used the other version and wasn't even aware it existed...
10-02-2020 12:10 PM
@Jordan2 wrote:I say all of a sudden, maybe it depends what part of the country your from. What really irks me is when people say "I could care less", isn't it "I couldn't care less"?
Yes. If someone "could care less" that means they care a little.
10-02-2020 12:13 PM
@stevieb wrote:@santorini For me, it's exclusively 'all of a sudden'. I have never heard or used the other version and wasn't even aware it existed...
I have never used it either but I keep seeing it used here (forum) so I thought for a second that maybe I was the one who had been saying it wrong.
Thanks for the comments. No, this is not headline news but goodness, aren't we allowed to discuss random innocent things like this without people asking what it matters?
10-02-2020 12:17 PM
"What does it matter?" rivals "Who Cares?" for thread responses. So much for contributing to the conversation!
10-02-2020 12:59 PM
Pretty sure "all the sudden" is short for "all of the sudden." That's not the right way to say it, but at least it makes more sense. Simple switching of one word for another. If somebody said or wrote it that way I would probably not even notice.
It's something to check for and edit for in professional communication and publications. Otherwise no big dealio, IMO. "All of a sudden" doesn't sound especially professional either though.
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