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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (9 children)

"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.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    "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)

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Nothing wrong with "suddenly." I probably should have used it in my previous comment. It's just that sometimes you want to say "all of a sudden." Especially at storytime. The extra time helps build the suspense. "Suddenly" is more sudden in that it just jumps in there. With "all of a sudden," the subject isn't ready but the listeners are.

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