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from a couple of months vs from a couple of month

The correct phrase is 'from a couple of months.' The plural form 'months' is used because 'couple' refers to more than one. It is a common expression in English to indicate a period of time.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 2010 views

from a couple of months

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a period of time that is more than one month but not specified exactly how many months.
  • It's Ella's statement from a couple of months ago
  • I saw him take a Gladstone full of cash from Nucky Thompson a couple of months ago.
  • They walked from the west for a couple of months... making mischief and stealing.
  • I just got back from a couple months on the road...
  • That's just a couple of months before Marshall Demps was abducted.
  • And then a couple of months later strapping something on.
  • I think you can go without the constant monitoring for a couple of months.
  • You said a couple of months.
  • There's enough to feed the whole town for a couple of months.
  • That would be the Trans-Atlantic Race in a couple of months' time.
  • It started showing up a couple of months ago.
  • The war should be over in a couple of months.
  • You'll be back in bolognese in a couple of months.
  • A couple of months ago, Galen interviewed a fashion designer named Bobby Alacqua.
  • A couple of months before they arrested her.
  • A couple of months into my infiltration, I have a routine.
  • It's only a couple of months away.
  • You've been there a couple of months and then disappeared.
  • Callum broke his arm a couple of months before he disappeared.
  • Not for a couple of months.

from a couple of month

This phrase is incorrect. 'Month' should be pluralized to 'months' to match the meaning of 'couple.'

  • It's Ella's statement from a couple of months ago
  • I saw him take a Gladstone full of cash from Nucky Thompson a couple of months ago.
  • They walked from the west for a couple of months... making mischief and stealing.
  • I just got back from a couple months on the road...
  • That's just a couple of months before Marshall Demps was abducted.
  • And then a couple of months later strapping something on.
  • I think you can go without the constant monitoring for a couple of months.
  • You said a couple of months.
  • There's enough to feed the whole town for a couple of months.
  • That would be the Trans-Atlantic Race in a couple of months' time.
  • It started showing up a couple of months ago.
  • The war should be over in a couple of months.
  • You'll be back in bolognese in a couple of months.
  • A couple of months ago, Galen interviewed a fashion designer named Bobby Alacqua.
  • A couple of months before they arrested her.
  • A couple of months into my infiltration, I have a routine.
  • It's only a couple of months away.
  • You've been there a couple of months and then disappeared.
  • Callum broke his arm a couple of months before he disappeared.
  • Not for a couple of months.

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