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[santorini]

I've seen it both ways. I've always said "all of a sudden" but see it the other way sometimes.  I googled it and found the note below. I guess everyone just says it the way they learned growing up.

• All of a sudden is an idiom that is a more poetic way of saying “suddenly.” A common mistake to make, especially for English learners, is to write all the sudden or all of the sudden. On a sudden is a historic but outmoded variant. May 22 2019        Reference: www.grammarly.com/blog/all-of-a-sudden/

[Venezia]

I've only ever heard and used "all of a sudden".  The other way doesn't even sound right to my ear.

[sunshine45]

i cannot say i have ever seen "all the sudden."

i have seen and used "all of a sudden" many times.

[santorini]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

i cannot say i have ever seen "all the sudden."

i have seen and used "all of a sudden" many times.

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I see it ("all the sudden") on these forums. Just read a post containing it tonight and that's what made me google it. 

[January121]

I prefer suddenly rather than all of a sudden but, I have used “all of a sudden” often.😉

[amyb]

I've only ever heard "all of a sudden."

[AngelPuppy1]

I've only heard --- all of a sudden --- not -- all the sudden.  

[Diva on The Q]

I've never heard anyone say "all the sudden."

[faeriemoon]

I have heard "all the sudden" a couple of times.  I say "all of a sudden" or "suddenly".

[San Antonio Gal]

I've never heard or seen "All the sudden".  If you saw it in a post, it was probably a typo.