Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Tons"

A: i know many interesting facts

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A ton is a literal unit of measurement. "millions" is not a unit of measurement – it is not even an exact number.

Kilograms and pounds and ounces - these are all completely real, official units of measurement. So is a ton. So millions of tons literally means multiple millions of literal tons of carbon.

A: That doesn't make sense. 理にかなう

A: There are a lot of places to..

a ton is slang for a lot.

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A: I have tons of video games.

A: There are tons of students in this classroom.
There is tons of snow on the ground.

A: There were tons of people near the Eiffel Tower!

A: They mean about the same thing, but "trying" is a lot more common than "endeavoring"

A: These are idioms meaning a great number (or amount) of people or things.

In size-order:
1. Tons of
2. Loads of
3. Heaps of
4. Lots of
5. Plenty of

A: "tons of" is used to exaggerate, to highlight so much more.

"I've tons of experience at Excel spreadsheets, I've been doing them for 30 years"
"People who play professional sports must have tons of experience at dealing with pressure"
"How many sweets did you just buy?! You've got tons there"

(Unless you literally have tons of something as measured in weight)

"It requires about 10 tons of concrete to cover a building"

"A lot of " and "plenty" hmmm 🤔 🤔

"I've got a lot of cakes here"
"I've got plenty of cakes here"

Plenty implies there's some measure you are comparing against.

"Do you have enough cakes for the party?"
"Yes I've got plenty" <-- I have the number that I need and some more, it will be enough

"Do you have enough drinks for the party?"
" Yes, I've got a lot" <-- I have the number that I need, probably far more than is necessary



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A: There is no difference really.

There are tons of butterflies.
There are a lot of butterflies.

A: There's a difference but you can use either.

Example Sentences:

"There's tons of water in the pool"

"There's a ton of water in the pool"

A: It's not a lot. It weighs between 18 and 20 tons, and is made of pure limestone. This tombstone, that you can start to see, you open the lid, it weighs between 5 and 6 tons, is 3.85m long, 2.85m wide, and 30cm thick.

A: Are you trying to say the son is like the father? As in similar or are you trying to say he shows he’s father respect?

A: It would be "Ther are". You use "are" for plural nouns while you use "is" for singular nouns.

Example: There are tons of hills and steps

Example: There is a hill
Example: There is a step

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A: I understood you fine, but this would sound better:

"I've gotten tons of questions about whether I take requests."

A: It was unbelievably awesome! I met tons of people including you.

A: I read tons of books but I can't even remember half of them.

A: You would spend a ton of money.
You would spend a lot of money.

A: It's not weird, it just sounds more natural because you would use "their" more than needed. (The first "their" is not needed.?