On 7 July 2016 at 13:48, C. Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:Nobody uses any of the prefixes consistently in colloquial speech. Why am I a thousand kilometers from Portland, rather than a megameter?I don't know, "microaggressions" seems to be the preferred term for "acting like a jerk" now. Maybe it's all a part of metrication? *shrug*Cheers,KB.----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=gKqKfFfLGCu4ffCaQQsgV6nFZ3rmoPaH