Combining two adjectives with ‘and’ is a common practice in English language. This is often done to provide a more comprehensive description of an object or situation. Here are some examples using the most common combinations found in our corpus data research:
- Black and White: This phrase is often used to describe something that is clearly defined, like a black and white photograph. For example, “The issue is not as black and white as you think.”
- Quick and Easy: This phrase is used to describe something that can be done with minimal effort or time. For example, “This recipe is quick and easy to make.”
- Internal and External: This phrase is used to describe both the inside and outside of something. For example, “The company is facing both internal and external challenges.”
- National and International: This phrase is used to describe something that is happening both within the country and outside of it. For example, “The policy has both national and international implications.”
- Old and New: This phrase is used to describe a mix of things from the past and present. For example, “The city is a blend of old and new architecture.”
- Good and Bad: This phrase is used to describe both positive and negative aspects of something. For example, “There are good and bad sides to every decision.”
- Upper and Lower: This phrase is used to describe both the top and bottom parts of something. For example, “Both the upper and lower floors of the building were damaged in the fire.”
- Large and Small: This phrase is used to describe all sizes of something. For example, “The policy affects businesses large and small.”
- Personal and Professional: This phrase is used to describe aspects of someone’s personal life as well as their work life. For example, “It’s important to maintain a balance between your personal and professional life.”
- Physical and Mental: This phrase is used to describe both the physical body and the mind. For example, “Yoga has both physical and mental benefits.”
Here is a B1 example to listen to:
Nice and easy now!
An iWeb search for:
_JJ and _JJ
1 BLACK AND WHITE 119795
2 QUICK AND EASY 85535
3 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL 42909
4 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 42796
5 OLD AND NEW 35184
6 GOOD AND BAD 33528
7 UPPER AND LOWER 28808
8 LARGE AND SMALL 28543
9 PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL 28109
10 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL 28101
11 LEFT AND RIGHT 27185
12 CURRENT AND FUTURE 27096
13 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE 25971
14 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 25344
15 HIGH AND LOW 24854
16 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR 24728
17 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 23182
18 NEW AND EXCITING 22679
19 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL 20638
20 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 20461
21 SIMPLE AND EASY 20250
22 HOT AND COLD 19255
23 MENTAL AND PHYSICAL 19079
24 SAFE AND EFFECTIVE 18831
25 YOUNG AND OLD 18703
26 LOCAL AND NATIONAL 17573
27 LATEST AND GREATEST 17457
28 POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC 17384
29 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL 17382
30 FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL 17221
31 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL 17106
32 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC 16745
33 ALIVE AND WELL 16642
34 NEW AND IMPROVED 16059
35 NEW AND EXISTING 15624
36 CLOSE AND PERSONAL 15460
37 FAST AND EASY 14257
38 PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL 14032
39 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL 14017
40 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL 13957
41 SMALL AND LARGE 13587
42 BIG AND SMALL 13519
43 MALE AND FEMALE 13096
44 TRIED AND TESTED 12986
45 BLUE AND WHITE 12904
46 NEW AND OLD 12423
47 JUNIOR AND SENIOR 12265
48 POLITICAL AND SOCIAL 11796
49 SMALL AND MEDIUM 11781
50 TRIED AND TRUE 11651
51 EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE 11567
52 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL 11428
53 WHITE AND BLUE 11317
54 RED AND WHITE 11165
55 NEW AND INNOVATIVE 10999
56 SAFE AND SECURE 10844
57 SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 10478
58 EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT 10444
59 DIRECT AND INDIRECT 10442
60 REGIONAL AND NATIONAL 10308
61 LOCAL AND REGIONAL 10110
62 INNER AND OUTER 10042
63 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL 9964
64 PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL 9924
65 SHORT AND LONG 9886
66 WHITE AND BLACK 9714
67 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL 9710
68 SICK AND TIRED 9655
69 HAPPY AND HEALTHY 9635
70 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL 9434
71 NEW AND DIFFERENT 9235
72 FAR AND WIDE 9122
73 QUICK AND SIMPLE 9094
74 CLEAR AND CONCISE 9018
75 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 8929
76 HOT AND HUMID 8408
77 NATIONAL AND LOCAL 8395
78 BEST AND WORST 8352
79 COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL 8221
80 OPEN AND HONEST 8104
81 RED AND BLUE 8071
82 FRONT AND REAR 8010
83 PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL 7938
84 FORMAL AND INFORMAL 7936
85 SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE 7909
86 LONG AND SHORT 7859
87 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED 7803
88 RICH AND POOR 7743
89 NEW AND USED 7702
90 MAJOR AND MINOR 7660
91 PLAIN AND SIMPLE 7639
92 EASY AND QUICK 7537
93 MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL 7530
94 BIGGER AND BIGGER 7527
95 RICH AND FAMOUS 7439
96 WELL AND GOOD 7420
97 FAST AND FURIOUS 7376
98 CHEAP AND EASY 7373
99 CENTRAL AND EASTERN 7313
100 HARD AND FAST 7289
A1:
and, bad, best, big, bigger, black, blue, cheap, close, cold, different,
easy, exciting, famous, fast, good, greatest, happy, hard, hot, left,
long, new, old, open, poor, quick, red, right, safe, short, small, tired, used, well, white, young
AI grouped our language into topics:
- Physical:
- big and small
- high and low
- hot and cold
- old and new
- physical and mental
- simple and complex
- short and long
- thick and thin
- young and old
- white and black
- wide and narrow
- Qualitative:
- good and bad
- positive and negative
- safe and dangerous
- simple and complicated
- clear and confusing
- easy and difficult
- fast and slow
- friendly and unfriendly
- happy and sad
- important and unimportant
- useful and useless
- Spatial:
- above and below
- front and back
- left and right
- inside and outside
- near and far
- up and down
- central and peripheral
- horizontal and vertical
- inner and outer
- local and global
- rural and urban
- Temporal:
- past and present
- future and present
- recent and old
- early and late
- quick and slow
- long and short
- frequent and infrequent
- constant and variable
- permanent and temporary
- ongoing and completed
- scheduled and unscheduled
- Social:
- rich and poor
- famous and unknown
- powerful and weak
- popular and unpopular
- educated and uneducated
- employed and unemployed
- married and single
- urban and rural
- local and international
- national and foreign
- friendly and hostile
- Emotional:
- happy and sad
- angry and calm
- excited and bored
- scared and brave
- surprised and indifferent
- grateful and thankful
- loving and caring
- jealous and envious
- proud and humble
- confident and insecure
- Intellectual:
- smart and stupid
- intelligent and ignorant
- creative and uncreative
- logical and illogical
- rational and irrational
- open-minded and close-minded
- critical and uncritical
- objective and subjective
- abstract and concrete
- theoretical and practical
- factual and fictional
- Moral:
- good and evil
- right and wrong
- just and unjust
- fair and unfair
- honest and dishonest
- trustworthy and untrustworthy
- responsible and irresponsible
- ethical and unethical
- moral and immoral
- virtuous and vicious
- good and bad
- Cultural:
- traditional and modern
- Eastern and Western
- religious and secular
- urban and rural
- local and global
- high culture and low culture
- popular culture and elite culture
- mainstream culture and counterculture
- indigenous culture and immigrant culture
- minority culture and majority culture
- national culture and international culture