Why do we say things the way we do?

Why do we say things the way we do and the order in which we say them?

Like Salt and pepper instead of Pepper and salt

Mustard and Cress instead of Cress and mustard

Salt and Vinegar instead of Vinegar and Salt

Beans on Toast instead of Toast under Beans

Upstairs and Downstairs instead of Downstairs and Upstairs

Anymore you can think of?

 

It's Black & White innet

 

Innet??? Innit. lol

What is wrong with White and Black?

 

I Was Always Told That Words Had To Appear In Alphabetical Order......This Applied To

The Names Of Company's .......Businesses......And Just About Everything Else......



Cheers Glen.

 

Mmm What about getting your socks and shoes on???

 

Fish & Chips instead of Chips & Fish

 

True and it is Frixday.

 

Got to have Fish & Chips on a Frixday

 

Toasted cheese, why not cheesy toast?

 

Bow and arrow.
Pen and Ink
Bric a Brac

Fric and Frac

Ying and Yang

This and That

 

Pen and ink is probably the exact reason we say the things we do!
Phnaaar phnaaaaar.

 

ha cockney.

 

Back in the 1930's, to prevent corruption, local authorities were required by the government to select suppliers and contractors alphabetically from the telephone books.
Companies such as "Young ans sons", soon realized that it would be "Young and great grandsons" before their turn came, so businesses all over the UK were changing their names.
Their was an "Ashley Brandon" in almost every town,
Then companies realized that the selections did not backtrack, so once selection moved onto "B" they had missed the boat.
"Bull and company" soon became flavor of the month.
This game of 'cat and mouse' went on for about 30 years.

 

Husband and wife.

Goes to prove that men always come before women.

PS,,,,Candy,,,, Don't change the spelling of come this time.

 

Oh the very thought. Lol

Pots and pans.
Soap and water

 

Glen would insist on changing that one.
Perhaps they already have Pans and pots down under

 

A larger and more interesting discussion of why we say things the way we do has to do with how we interact with other people in general, in my opinion.

 

Causing trouble Candy? lol

 

Maybe the answer is in the beauty of how sentences sound?

 

Go on, interesting.