Couple or pair of words
What should I say

I ' ll write a pair of words on the board for you to copy down

I,' ll write a couple of words...

They are just Two and are connected becsuse they belong to the same semantuc field. Eg. Stunning and outstanding / chair and table.

Thanks

Question

Couple or pair of words
What should I say

I ' ll write a pair of words on the board for you to copy down

I,' ll write a couple of words...

They are just Two  and are connected becsuse they belong to the same semantuc field. Eg. Stunning and outstanding /  chair and table.

Thanks

Answer

"I'll write a couple of words" would be the best way to say it.

Answer

I would say "I'll write pairs of words on the board etc.". You wrote more than one pair in your example (stunning/outstanding, chair/table).

Let's see what native speakers will say.