Why have to explain that a “jet” is a gem? Just say that it’s very different from “ruby” so they are not easily confused in a noisy room. -Eric
On May 28, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
