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Minhhai2209 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"all of a sudden" and "suddenly"

I've seen characters in Friends used "all of a sudden" a lot. Is "all of a sudden" more common in spoken English than "suddenly"? Does it hold in written English too?
  

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They are both common enough in spoken and written English. "all of a sudden" has more of an emotive "story-telling" feel that may not be suitable in more objective or formal contexts.

— Mr Wordy

  • They are both common enough in spoken and written English.
  • "all of a sudden" has more of an emotive "story-telling" feel that may not be suitable in more objective or formal contexts.
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They are both common enough in spoken and written English. "all of a sudden" has more of an emotive "story-telling" feel that may not be suitable in more objective or formal contexts.
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