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Bob Davis
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Since "couple" is a noun, as already indicated, it is more correct to use it with "of" before another noun. But if it going to devolve into "a couple" & schwa, (comparable to "gonna" and "tuh" [to]) better to accept the less correct form.
couple vs couple of
Since "couple" is a noun, as already indicated, it is more correct to use it with "of"
before another noun. But if it going to devolve into "a couple" & schwa, (comparable
to "gonna" and "tuh" [to]) better to accept the less correct form.