a couple melodies vs a couple of melodies

Both 'a couple melodies' and 'a couple of melodies' are commonly used phrases, but 'a couple of melodies' is more grammatically correct and widely accepted. The addition of 'of' makes the phrase clearer and more precise.

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a couple melodies

This phrase is correct but less common than 'a couple of melodies'.

This phrase is used informally or in casual speech to refer to a small number of melodies.

Examples:

I heard a couple melodies on the radio yesterday.

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I've had a couple of... centerfold fantasies myself...
I found a couple pictures of us playing baseball.
I had a couple of interesting situations where...
Get a couple more shotgun bumper stickers.
I did landscaping for a couple months.
Take a couple shots every night before dinner.
John gave himself a couple days.
I brought a couple distant cousins.
Till a couple days later when this started.
Curtis peck was found murdered a couple of hours ago.
Graham converted a couple of police stations.
Interrogated a couple prisoners, flew another mission.
Survived a couple of building collapses.
Just for a couple of days.
We looked under every furry inside a couple.
This shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes.
My knee locked a couple hours ago.
Double taps are a couple millimetres apart.
Police investigated a couple of times.
The pulse only lasts a couple of microseconds.

Alternatives:

a couple of melodies
a few melodies
several melodies
some melodies
a pair of melodies

a couple of melodies

This phrase is more grammatically correct and widely accepted.

This phrase is the standard way to refer to a small number of melodies in formal or written English.

Examples:

She played a couple of melodies on the piano.

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I've had a couple of... centerfold fantasies myself...
I had a couple of interesting situations where...
Curtis peck was found murdered a couple of hours ago.
Graham converted a couple of police stations.
Survived a couple of building collapses.
Just for a couple of days.
This shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes.
Police investigated a couple of times.
The pulse only lasts a couple of microseconds.
We only have a couple of minutes now.
A couple of doctors' offices.
Save you a couple of hours.
We need you to answer a couple of questions.
Pop a couple of these tiles.
And we met, literally, a couple of months ago.
And this is important for a couple of reasons.
Procuring software usually takes a couple of years.
Ellen mentioned a couple of lads.
A couple of more oxygen tanks.
It stayed that way for a couple of months.

Alternatives:

a few melodies
several melodies
some melodies
a pair of melodies
a small number of melodies

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a couple melodies vs a couple of melodies