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I heard it, too, but there's no evidence, only conjecture. Doesn't mean it's wrong.
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Speaking of prepositions, has anyone a clue why "couple of" is, in everyday English, becoming "couple"--"a couple dollars"--but "pair of" seems to be holding together--not "a pair pants"?
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because people are always trying to put more money together, and they don't want their pants to fall apart? 
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"of" hasn't been dropped in "a couple of" here yet. I hope it doesn't get dropped cause it's is a little grating.
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Surely problems would arise only if it was a big grating. If it's only a little grating, the 'of' would be too big to fall through.
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problems would arise only if it was a big grating
Which, of course, explains why belM would hate to see it go; she can handle a little grating but, apparently, not a big one.
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That's because it's easier to hold over the pizza whilst you're adding the fresh parmesan before cooking.
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