From dawn till/to dusk

[alice-5]

"from dawn till dusk" or "from dawn to dusk".

 

[emsr2d2]

Should I say "from dawn till dusk" or "from dawn to dusk"?

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You could use either "till" or "to", but the word order is quite unusual. In BrE, at least, "from dusk till dawn" is almost a set phrase. Of course, that refers to nighttime whereas yours would refer to daytime.

 

[jutfrank]

In BrE, at least, "from dusk till dawn" is almost a set phrase.

I'd imagine that 'from dawn to dusk', referring to daytime, is probably the more frequent set phrase. The title of the 1996 Robert Rodriguez film I suppose was playing on this.

 

[Skrej]

Granted it was a vampire movie and focused on nocturnal activities, but the more familiar order of 'dusk til dawn' was the order of the film title.