a couple weeks ago vs couple weeks ago

Both "a couple weeks ago" and "couple weeks ago" are commonly used phrases in English. The inclusion of the article 'a' in "a couple weeks ago" is more formal and grammatically correct, while "couple weeks ago" is a more casual and colloquial expression.

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a couple weeks ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a time period that was a few weeks in the past. It is more formal and grammatically correct due to the inclusion of the article 'a'.

Examples:

I saw her a couple weeks ago.
A couple weeks ago, we went on a road trip.
He mentioned it a couple weeks ago.
We met for lunch a couple weeks ago.
A couple weeks ago, I finished reading that book.

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They were taken a couple weeks ago.
There was a murder, Palm Springs, a couple weeks ago.
Things have been weird since Quinn got mono a couple weeks ago.
You filed a report with me a couple weeks ago.
Let's now see the extraordinary speech that we captured a couple weeks ago.
No, the prescription ran out a couple weeks ago.
Noel had diarrhea a couple weeks ago.
Because the same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago in this very house.
We had guys in there a couple weeks ago.
A raccoon got caught in the wall a couple weeks ago.
They brought it in a couple weeks ago.
He took the whole crew there a couple weeks ago.
So Paula came home a couple weeks ago...
Kellen says the car was stolen a couple weeks ago.
So we make a drop into the rainforest a couple weeks ago.
Once a couple weeks ago before you and I had ever...
But that was a couple weeks ago.
I hauled some fertilizer in it a couple weeks ago.
We saw the moving trucks a couple weeks ago.
We saw the moving trucks a couple weeks ago.

Alternatives:

a few weeks ago
a couple of weeks ago
a couple of weeks back
a couple of weeks in the past
a couple of weeks earlier

couple weeks ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a more casual and colloquial way of referring to a time period that was a few weeks in the past. It is commonly used in spoken English and informal writing.

Examples:

I saw her couple weeks ago.
Couple weeks ago, we went on a road trip.
He mentioned it couple weeks ago.
We met for lunch couple weeks ago.
Couple weeks ago, I finished reading that book.

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They were taken a couple weeks ago.
There was a murder, Palm Springs, a couple weeks ago.
She was admitted a couple weeks ago.
Let's now see the extraordinary speech that we captured a couple weeks ago.
Things have been weird since Quinn got mono a couple weeks ago.
You filed a report with me a couple weeks ago.
A couple weeks ago she spent the night at my place.
Noel had diarrhea a couple weeks ago.
Because the same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago in this very house.
A couple weeks ago we're in rec watching some tube.
We had guys in there a couple weeks ago.
A raccoon got caught in the wall a couple weeks ago.
They brought it in a couple weeks ago.
He took the whole crew there a couple weeks ago.
So Paula came home a couple weeks ago...
A couple weeks ago, I followed her.
Kellen says the car was stolen a couple weeks ago.
A couple weeks ago in Texas.
You were involved in an online auction couple weeks ago.
So we make a drop into the rainforest a couple weeks ago.

Alternatives:

a couple weeks ago
a few weeks ago
a couple of weeks ago
a couple of weeks back
a couple of weeks in the past

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