The sun rises at dawn
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I know that to say - "The sun sets at dusk" is correct, but I wonder if to say - "The sun rises at dawn" is also correct.
For example:
The Knight lets out a cry of war as the sun rises at dawn.
Or maybe better
The Knight lets out a cry of war as the sun rises or at sunrise.
Thanks in advance.
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If "sun sets at dusk" is fine, by the same logic, "sun rises at dawn" should be fine, too. But I feel both expressions are tautological: the sun does rise at dawn and it sets at dusk; it can never be at any other time unless we are talking about a planetary system where the sun or its star sets and rises at other times of the day.
- If "sun sets at dusk" is fine, by the same logic, "sun rises at dawn" should be fine, too.
- But I feel both expressions are tautological: the sun does rise at dawn and it sets at dusk; it can never be at any other time unless we are talking about a planetary system where the sun or its star sets and rises at other times of the day.
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If "sun sets at dusk" is fine, by the same logic, "sun rises at dawn" should be fine, too.
But I feel both expressions are tautological: the sun does rise at dawn and it sets at dusk; it can never be at any other time unless we are talking about a planetary system where the sun or its star sets and rises at other times of the day.
0Nature04I know that to say - "The sun sets at dusk" is correc
No, it isn't. The sunset makes dusk.
Nature04 I wonder if to say - "The sun rises at dawn" is also correct.
It is not correct, either. Dawn comes first.
Nature04The Knight lets out a cry of war as the sun rises at dawn.
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