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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a couple year" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct form is "a couple of years."
Example: "I lived in that city for a couple of years before moving back home."
Alternatives: "a few years" or "several years."
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A couple years back.
And I had for a couple years.
BERNIE: Twenty, a couple years old.
Burnett's been here a couple years.
"A couple years ago Michael Strahan was in a similar situation".
A couple years later, we recorded an album".
A: I really got into him a couple years ago.
"I know what I signed a couple years ago.
"I think it will be a couple years".
I taught English at Vassar for a couple years.
"We've done it here for a couple years here.
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