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The phrase "adding a couple of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to including a small number of items or elements in a context, often to suggest a slight increase or enhancement.
Example: "I was thinking of adding a couple of new features to the app to improve user experience."
Alternatives: "including a few" or "incorporating a couple of".
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Who couldn't get through a glass of dry sherry without adding a couple of sugars.
Workers are building a new sea wall, mending the highway and adding a couple of pedestrian bridges.
Divide between four plates, adding a couple of slices of cheese and some of the beetroot to each one.
Then, adding a couple of more unprintable words, he said: "Western foundations never give money for realistic scientific projects".
Season the beef, then brown in batches, adding a couple of handfuls to the pan at a time.
By slapping it in a double-sized cardboard box, adding a couple of posters, a flag and a World Cup guide.
She's barely changed the sound, adding a couple of hand claps here and there but keeping the same layered shimmering psychedelic effects.
I like Hazan's idea of adding a couple of strips to the dish as it cooks, though; it adds a delicate zestiness to proceedings.
We should finish in the top half, but that's dependent on not selling Jay Rodriguez or Charlie Austin and adding a couple of players in defence and midfield.
For a simple twist on this great recipe, try adding a couple of tablespoons of good-quality curry powder to the onions at the early stage of cooking.
12.47pm: My colleague Tom Clark writes: Osborne made much of adding a couple of billion pounds back into the budget for capital investment.
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