I have had to explain that "a jet is a gem, not the airplane or a West Side Story gang" to a ton of people. So I feel this is more confusing than a ruby being a gem. On May 28, 2015 4:25 PM, "Aahz Maruch via Callers" < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, May 28, 2015, Alan Winston via Callers wrote: > > On 5/28/15 12:30 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: > >> > >>For those interested in gender free contra dance terms: > >> > >>1. Do you like or dislike jets / rubies ? > > > > Like. (I'm responding on personal preference alone; I'm aware of some > > objections to this, which I don't personally share.) > > > >>2. How would gems / rubies compare? > > > > Less good, because the soft "ms" would make the call less clear. Also, > > rubies _are_ gems, so this is confusing. > > Ditto all this. > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 > http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >
