Please see above the imperial units commonly used in the UK to talk about weight.We often use ounces

Please see above the imperial units commonly used in the UK to talk about weight.

We often use ounces to describe amounts of ingredients in recipes. We use pounds and stone for describing our own weight. Tons measure very heavy things:

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