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Um... I'm actually not sure. The second one is a way we might (probably would, least 'round here) SAY it (might actually come out sounding like "couple uh quarts," or "coupla quarts,") but the first one is valid, too.

And I have no idea of whether it's grammatically correct. Now that I'm thinking about it I can't tell. Why?

Was reading a book written by an American the other day and he used the first example which makes me itch in a literary sense. It just seemed a little lazy to me - doesn't feel right without the "of" in there. Then I wondered if it was one of those little weird things that separates how Brits and Americans use English and figured you'd be the first person to go to

Well, yeah, I THINK that the first would be ok. But really not sure.

What book?

Nothing overly intellectual - it's a Tom Clancy novel I got for Christmas. Come to think of it, that's all I got for Christmas - beautiful, beautiful books. Whilst easy to buy for, I must be the dullest female on the planet