Bill Pragnell wrote:
> I think it's military - quicker to say 'klick' than 'kilometre/er'. That 
> you think of SF speaks volumes about how much military-heavy SF there is 
>  out of hollywood!

Mostly books, really. And I have read a number of SF books involving 
futuristic armies and such, so I suppose that explains it.

Of course, space ships are just like ocean ships, so of course you use 
military terms in space, yes? ;-)

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)

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