[Ads-l] All the sudden

[Wilson Gray]

> CNN is quoting DJT as saying "all the sudden" where I would say, "all of a
> sudden."

As would I. I haven't heard the version quoted, but I have, sadly, heard
"all _of_ the sudden" over the past quarter-century. Seth MacFarlane
complained about it in his "Stewie Griffin" persona in an episode of The
Family Guy.

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 1:10 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> CNN is quoting DJT as saying "all the sudden" where I would say, "all of a
> sudden."
>
> uNever mind that a close listening to the audio in question makes it at
> least as likely that he did say "all of a sudden" after all,
> I have heard "all the sudden" in real life a number of times.
>
> Point is that it sound so normal to somebody at CNN that he/she chose it
> over the traditional alternative when the actual phrase used was a little
> unclear.
>
> JL
>
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> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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