word order - Preferred list ordering
What are the principles that make certain lists sound euphonious?
Name for a type of idiom with two things joined (like “raining cats and dogs”, “bread and butter”)
Is there a word to describe a preferred order in which we describe a list of items (usually two items)?
The following examples illustrate my question better:
"Mom and Dad" ("Dad and Mom" is equally correct but sounds wrong)
"Big And Tall" (In AmE/Culture, this refers to a clothing retailer for larger people; It's never a "Tall And Big" store)
"Food And Drink"
"Black and Blue", "Black and White" (these may just be expressions versus being lists)
There are certainly others but I can't think of them now.
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