Is it a girl or a boy? - English example sentence

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CK November 22, 2014, edited November 22, 2014 November 22, 2014 at 8:14:32 AM UTC, edited November 22, 2014 at 8:16:21 AM UTC

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[#276835] Is it a boy or a girl? (CK)

I wonder if this is one of those sentences where English speakers almost always mention male before female like "Mr. and Mrs.", "husband and wife", etc.

http://googlefight.com/index.ph...or+a+boy%3F%22

We do have the reverse, too, though not as many examples.
"bride and groom", "mother and father", etc.

karloelkebekio November 22, 2014 November 22, 2014 at 7:14:59 PM UTC

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The sequence "a boy or a girl" is probably much more frequent, but it might be altered as the result of expectation/desire. Something like "back and forth" and the examples you cite are, in my opinion, immutable.