What is the difference between "dawn" and "sunrise"?
Someone, I forget who, said that if you call it "dawn", you probably aren't awake for it. Whatever you call it, it's early in the morning.
I'm not complaining. I was just thinking of a title for this post. "Dawn In The Bronx" seems like a Chamber of Commerce slogan. So I opted for "Mott Haven Morning." Whatever you call it, I was up for it. And it was good.
Someone, I forget who, said that if you call it "dawn", you probably aren't awake for it. Whatever you call it, it's early in the morning.
I'm not complaining. I was just thinking of a title for this post. "Dawn In The Bronx" seems like a Chamber of Commerce slogan. So I opted for "Mott Haven Morning." Whatever you call it, I was up for it. And it was good.
OK: I'll bite on the bait.
ReplyDelete"Dawn" is a gradual process, as the sky becomes lighter and slowly brighter. If something "dawns" on you, it comes as a realization that has ripened over a period of time. not as a flash of genius.
'Sunrise" is a single event, he moment the sun's orb appears on the horizon and a minute or so after that. The exact moment can be predicted with astronomical calculations. Dawn begins before sunrise and continues a bit after it
That is the way I use those words, in any case.
Leo--That makes sense.
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