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From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:24440] RE: the U.S., etc. Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:39:47 -0500Terry Simpson wrote in USMA 24438: Mike Joy wrote:>UK FFU at least uses larger unit e.g. 'tons' or 'miles'.
If you see the written word 'ton' in the UK, it will almost certainly mean
1000 kg. I would be very surprised to see any other meaning intended except
in historical references.
I expect that many written instances of the word 'ton' in the US also mean
1000 kg.
The phrase 'metric ton' is in common usage in the US along with colloquial
versions such as 'metric buttload'. This makes me think that many Americans
are very familiar with this measure being used, and almost expect it,
regardless of whether the prefix 'metric' is applied.
The ton in Canada is ordinarily 2000 pounds. There are 3 tons that are known here:
short ton = 2000 lb.
tonne or metric ton = 1000 kg
long ton = 2240 lb.
The long ton is not listed in our Weights and Measure Act.
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Joseph B. Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071
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