#kilometers

[f35kisser]

lee mood so bad i lowkey just stare at bf like this

[tilbageidanmark]

The Drivers, by Carla Fuentes

[rosewind2007]

Point raised by @gamebird today, BUT one that I’ve been party to discussions of in the past (but currently signally failing to locate such discussions—if you were there too and remember do let me know!)

In All Systems Red, Martha Wells (or Murderbot if we are being Watsonian) refers to kilometers as:

Kilos

It uses this FIVE (5) times (each time for distance)

Now, the more usual (some might say correct) use is kilo=weight (or mass to be pedantic) rather than distance—but kilo does feature in the OED as an abbreviation for kilometre (yes kilometre, this is the Oxford English Dictionary)

I did check, and there are no uses of kilo at all in Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy or Fugitive Telemetry

In Network Effect (1) and System Collapse (2) there are no kilos, instead kilometer is used, in full

[xxoxobree]

Haha 😐 good joke Peter

[parfavar]

[naiomiirayn]

finally after FOUR FUCKING HOURSSSS i got him to look like miles🤗🤗

[oldurulenkelebek]

Ne olursa olsun birbirlerinden vazgeçmeyen İzmir ve Ege'si..

Bugün Ege'nin doğum günü :)

[percyshelleysheart]

I like Frank because he describes distances with kilometers and my non-american brain can actually understand that and create a sense of the distance lol