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Old 27-Oct-2003, 15:03
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Default Re: There is\are

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Originally Posted by Casiopea
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Originally Posted by tdol
There are a couple of things....

a couple of things = two things

'things', plural, is the object, so the verb 'are' is plural, too.

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That's the difference. :D

We say a couple is. (That is because couple is seen as a unit, while a couple of phrases are construed as plural.) Example:
  • A couple is two.

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