FYI A couple of... and a couple are also two different parts of speech. A couple of is a quantifier which is an adjective. A couple is a noun. There are a couple of apples. This is plural because couple of modifies apples which is plural. There is a couple. As a noun, couple is singular because it is a collective noun. Alison Knowledge is the seed that exists in all of us. It is up to us to cultivate that seed. There is no such thing as a stupid seed. Just as there is no such thing as a stupid person. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/