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* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', naturally. ("[[wikipedia:Klick|Klick]]" is military slang for kilometer, in case you were wondering.)
** Also normal person slang in Canada.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' while set in the past is futuristic and obeys this trope though "inch" and "mile" do appear occasionally appear in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], especially when used in metaphorical speech (averting [[Hold Your Hippogriffs]]) instead of literal distance. It's unknown if these uses fall under [[Translation Convention]], or if the Galaxy Far Far Away itself had an alternative system of measurements that remain primarily in figures of speech.
* Like its [[Firefly|originating series]], ''[[Serenity]]'' quietly averts this trope with a single line:
{{quote|'''Wash:''' Start with the part where Jayne gets knocked out by a 90-pound girl, 'cause I don't think that's ever gettin' old.}}
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