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Grammar Entry 665 / 1605 60-second read

All of the sudden vs. All of a sudden

Traditional idiom.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“All of the sudden, it rained.”

✓ Correct

“All of a sudden, it rained.”

The ruleii

ALL OF A SUDDEN.

The standard idiom uses A, not THE.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

A, not THE.

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