PE> PE> Well excuse me for being as thick as 10 ton of bricks.

PE> BG> It's "tonnes", actually.  Try harder boy.  |-)

PE> "ton" is another unit of measure, just like
"tonne", and in either
PE> case it is acceptable, nay preferred, slang to not use the plural
PE> in that instance.  BFN.  Paul.

It's more than acceptable, it's more than preferred, it's more than
slang - it's a STANDARD!

(And don't ask me to quote the ISO.)

Regards, FIM.

 * * Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble.
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