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Husband and wife
King and queen
Boys and girls
Mr. and Mrs.
Dick and Jane
Jack and Jill
Adam and Eve
His and hers
Men and women
Waiter and waitress
Prince and princess
Lord and lady
Anthony and Cleopatra

Does anybody know of an instance in which the order is reversed? Probably one or two somewhere, but for the vast majority of cases, the man's name or title is introduced first.

And what societal attitude(s) can we extrapolate from this customary use of English?


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