Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light?

1 ⤊

Why is it called 'after dark', when it is really after light?

2007-06-25 22:31:49 · 4 answers · asked by phil W 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

4 answers

Why are things called inflammable when they are actually flammable?

2007-06-25 22:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

The origin is based on "night fall" or "fall of darkness"; the metaphor was the fall of the curtain of night or darkness, and the literal was "after darkness has set in" or "after darkness has fallen upon the land". This was later shortenend, as is often the case, to "after dark".

2007-06-26 05:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

After (it gets) dark

2007-06-26 05:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by mike453683 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Why do I park on my driveway but drive on the parkway?

2007-06-28 12:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Math Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋