The sun does not rise. It's impossible, the sun does not move. The Earth rotates.
It is funny how in the English language there are certain phases that stick with us that are scientific incorrect or that only can be applied during a certain time period. An good example of a time period only saying would be pot calling the kettle black. But think about it, today kettles and pots come in all different colors, at the time when this saying came about all kitchenware was made from iron. So this saying could be harder for our generation to understand with out first doing research.
But even though these sayings are wrong or no longer relevant, we still use them. I wonder why that is? Is it just because we have been hearing them for so long so they stick?
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