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I was going to point out someone's use of "all of the sudden," when it dawned on me. "All of a sudden" doesn't make any sense either; it's just the commonly accepted version.

Both are just grammatically incorrect ways of saying "suddenly."

I was going to point out someone's use of "all of **the** sudden," when it dawned on me. "All of **a** sudden" doesn't make any sense either; it's just the commonly accepted version. Both are just grammatically incorrect ways of saying "suddenly."

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There's nothing wrong with "all of a sudden." It's just obsolete usage that you are unaccustomed to seeing. "All of the sudden" is incorrect, and arises from people not having heard the expression "all of a sudden" clearly.