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[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

"All of the sudden" is only valid because it's so commonly (incorrectly) used. Much as it annoys me, that's just how language works.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"of the sudden" (1570) actually predates "of a sudden" (Shakespeare) according to my OED as squinted at through the nifty magnifying glass. But it's been considered obsolete for a long time despite having all of a sudden experienced a resurgence.

(Note, I modernized the spellings of "sudden" rather than try to switch focus back and forth)

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Can't we just embrace adverbification and agree to write "suddenly"?

[-] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 points 4 weeks ago

all of the suddenly?

[-] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Only if you allow the ignorant to remain uncorrected.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

Erin: "All of the sudden, I was awake."

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