Language Changes

It always bothers me when people say “a couple” something instead of “a couple of.” In the past everyone said “a couple of.”

The same people would probably still say “a pair of.”

But people always say “A dozen” something instead of “a dozen of.” I can’t remember ever hearing “a dozen of eggs.”

The only languages that don’t change are dead languages, no longer spoken by anybody.

I’m glad English is a living language, and we have to get used to changes even though they may seem annoying.

Just imagine what William Shakespeare would think of the way we talk today.