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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread tonnes #110414 08/18/2003 11:26 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Isn't tonnes (tonne) the Middle English spelling of tons (tons) , and is this still the current British "Commonwealth" usage? See the last paragraph of this article from an Australian Reuters report for an example: http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/08/18/aust.fisheries.reut/index.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted tonnes WhitmanO'Neill 08/18/2003 11:26 AM Re: tonnes sjmaxq 08/18/2003 12:04 PM Re: tonnes AnnaStrophic 08/18/2003 12:59 PM Re: tonnes Faldage 08/18/2003 1:06 PM Re: tonnes Bean 08/18/2003 1:32 PM Re: tonnes Father Steve 08/18/2003 7:03 PM Re: tonnes sjmaxq 08/18/2003 8:16 PM Re: tonnes AnnaStrophic 08/19/2003 10:32 AM Re: tonnes Bean 08/19/2003 11:00 AM Re: tonnes Capfka 08/20/2003 8:08 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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