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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by magicbeanss on Friday June 03, 2016 @04:30PM (#11833037)
Treble comes from Old French, while triple comes from Latin. They mean exactly the same thing, and both words started as "triplus" in Latin. "Treble" is more commonly used in British English. In American English the word is used only in musical contexts.
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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by twic on Friday June 03, 2016 @06:24PM (#11833710)
It may be more commonly used in British than in American, but even in British, i think it's less commonly used than 'triple'. For me, a native British speaker, the only things that are ever treble are twenties, whiskies, and clefs.
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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by toyg on Friday June 03, 2016 @07:09PM (#11833891)
You must be upper-class. The only treble that working-class Brits know, is when you win the Premier League and two other cups in the same season.
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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by CalRobert on Saturday June 04, 2016 @04:52PM (#11837965)
"It may be more commonly used in British than in American"

What is this American you speak of? Perhaps it's the unique dialect of Spanish spoken in southern California? Or the Canadian French spoken in bits of northeastern North America? Or the dialect of English spoken in Belize?

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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by sandworm101 on Saturday June 04, 2016 @12:54AM (#11834962)
By my mind, 'treble' is more associated with amount (3 x some value) while triple means three objects (3 of something). I don't know about dictionaries, but that's how I understand and use the words.
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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by arcticfox on Friday June 03, 2016 @06:42PM (#11833778)
And also fish hooks in American English (treble hooks). The demographics of people knowing the definition of treble would be an interesting slice!
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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by mikecb on Friday June 03, 2016 @05:17PM (#11833339)
And legal, but that's the common law coming through.
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Re:Why Britain banned mobile apps for government agencies by mason55 on Friday June 03, 2016 @05:17PM (#11833341)
It's frequently used in law contexts as well in American English ("treble damages")
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