white and black

black and white

salt and pepper

milk and sugar

etc.

Thank you for reply. But I don't understand your answer. Do you mean in English people always say black and white, never white and black?

"Black and white" is the normal way to say it. In French too, BTW.

Milky, what's the color of a milk & sugar dog?

"black-spotted white dog"
(quotation marks are important)
gives several hits at Yahoo
it may be OK

AnonymousThank you for reply. But I don't understand your answer. Do you mean in English people always say black and white, never white and black?

Native speakers speak English in fixed phrases, which doesn't always give them much choice unless they want to sound 'unnatural' or unidiomatic. You need not do that. I don't. Tweak the language to your preference a

You make us sound like robots

LOL!

Every language has some fixed expressions... Pics are either in color or in black and white. "En noir et blanc" Nobody here (or in Belgium

Marius Hancu"black-spotted white dog"
(quotation marks are important)
gives several hits at Yahoo
it may be OK

Why are quotations marks important? Is it wrong to say I have a black-spotted white dog.? On second thoughts, do you mean that I have to type "black-spotted white dog" when I search for the phrase at Yahoo.

I'd say the hyphen is important, but Marius, can you please tell me why the " are important?

Marius Hancu"black-spotted white dog"
(quotation marks are important)
gives several hits at Yahoo
it may be OK

A spotty dog.