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Rule "all of the sudden (all of a sudden)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: all of the sudden (all of a sudden)
Message: This phrase is nonstandard. Did you mean <suggestion>all of a sudden</suggestion>?
Category: Nonstandard Phrases (ID: NONSTANDARD_PHRASES)
Link: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/sudden.html
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Why would a man all of the sudden send flowers?
    Correction suggestion: all of a sudden
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Why would anyone all of a sudden send flowers?
ID: ALL_OF_THE_SUDDEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)