Tonnes means a metric ton of 1000 kg = 2,204.6 pounds........Tons American means 2000 pounds........Two waaay different measures......Then there is the BRITISH Ton called a Long Ton which is 2,240 pounds.
So you have to be clear when negotiating a price in the marketplace else you could wind up short.....
I know - it’s metric.
It’s true we must be clear on terms when negotiating a trade, but we’re not negotiating a trade, we are citing statistics.
I’m sick and tired of ceding ground to the Euro-trash, by using their metric units of measure because we think it sounds more ‘learned’ or ‘scientific’.
Especially when the audience is entirely American, and in fields of science where the US dominates and has always dominated.
This is no different than Americans speaking a foreign language when addressing an American audience - it’s disrespectful and pretentious..
One would never publish a French article in an American publication without first translating it. Similarly, one shouldn’t use foreign units of measure.
The only reason to do that is if one is putting on airs - like those a-holes who order in French here in America to show off.
My wife is an obstetrician and has to resist rolling her eyes every time her peers use Celsius to mark a temperature. We all grew up with Fahrenheit - recognizing 98.6° is a normal - and all the ‘learned’ jackasses insist on saying 37..
They think speaking in a foreign language will make them sound learned.. LOL
It’s funny, they do the same thing with illnesses - they can’t say ‘sore throat’ - they want to say it in Latin or Greek to sound learned.