Fixed phrase of two or more conventionally joined words

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[–] 20 points 3 months ago

Aka a "binomial irreversible"

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    In the UK it's always knife and fork, but I'm sure I've heard Americans say fork and knife. I may be wrong.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    I’m from the US and I say fork and knife more often, but both work.

    Edit: now that I think of it, my mother and grandmother only said “knife and fork.” Maybe it’s slowly becoming uncoupled in American English

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'm definitely going to start reversing these to fuck with people.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Mmm cheese and mac. Let's be real, the cheese is the main attraction.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Fried ham, fried ham
    Cheese and baloney
    And after the macaroni
    We will have fried ham.

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