r/dankmemes • u/thespygorillas • Dec 05 '24

meta haha America haha

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u/Yurasi_ Dec 05 '24
  1. Europeans don’t use tons.

We do.... 1 metric ton is 1000 kg.

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u/I_Conquer Dec 05 '24

It’s spelt “tonne”

At the end of the day, nightmares re: homophones is the single most Canadian trait. 

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u/Yurasi_ Dec 05 '24

It's only a difference in spelling, also I checked it, tonne is established spelling for metric ton. I don't think other languages use different ones, my doesn't for sure.

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u/Yurasi_ Dec 06 '24

I think he is pointing to where you said tone

So nowhere? I spelt it ton.

my knowledge, in the US we spell it ton and in europe and anywhere else that uses metric they spell it tonne

Nope, not even close. A couple languages spells it tonne/tonna etc. but there are just as many which spell ton/tona/tun etc.

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u/Kevin5882 repost hunter 🚓 Dec 08 '24

Wait nvm I got 2 different comments mixed up yeah you didn't spell it that way