tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056422549016744520.post461168733150452148..comments2023-10-03T03:29:34.972-04:00Comments on Sprachgefuhl: "Couple" vs. "Couple Of"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056422549016744520.post-12251693556910568082014-08-21T14:38:30.278-04:002014-08-21T14:38:30.278-04:00Put me in with your parents. Also consider the dif...Put me in with your parents. Also consider the differences in regional usage: in New England and on the East Coast, I believe it is more common to see the "of" included.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657539243489697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056422549016744520.post-43929684182782971632014-05-10T00:50:13.736-04:002014-05-10T00:50:13.736-04:00:):)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056422549016744520.post-45815522561963590272014-05-10T00:48:51.607-04:002014-05-10T00:48:51.607-04:00I have always used "of" with couple, and...I have always used "of" with couple, and only recently (thanks to Internet usage) started noticing the offensive-sounding omission of "of." :) I still think it's just a matter of the original users taking shortcuts in their speech, or, as with more recent users, not hearing the unemphasized "of" so they haven't learned to use it properly, but that's just one of many ways language changes, and I think the purists are probably fighting a losing battle. (I remember my parents correcting MY language as I was growing up, the then-current usage being a change from my parents' purist language.) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056422549016744520.post-33652545469850712042012-06-21T09:55:03.432-04:002012-06-21T09:55:03.432-04:00Sometimes couple is just not a good choice of word...Sometimes couple is just not a good choice of word. Instead of either "A couple of more wins..." or "A couple of wins more..." it would be better to use "Two more wins..." or "A few more wins..." (depending on which meaning of couple was intended.) And so it is in most cases of conflict between formal use and graceful use; there's usually a way to reject the troublesome word entirely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056422549016744520.post-23800761275346827042012-03-08T10:17:32.368-05:002012-03-08T10:17:32.368-05:00Thanks. I always used 'a couple of' and wa...Thanks. I always used 'a couple of' and was a bit baffled when I came to America. I have been living here for a few years now and omit 'of' while speaking. It just comes naturally in casual conversation. Good to know the details and that I was right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com