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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Do “journalists” and “news editors” ever actually study the language and/or spelling?

I know we’re speaking about Reuters but even they should know the different between “tonnes” and “tons!”

20 posted on 01/31/2019 11:57:09 AM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: zerosix

“between “tonnes” and “tons!” “

Metric tons are spelled tonne outside USA.


26 posted on 01/31/2019 12:04:32 PM PST by DBrow
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To: zerosix

Your provincialism is showing.


27 posted on 01/31/2019 12:13:49 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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