[Callers] Jets / rubies genderfree terms redux: gems?

[Aahz Maruch via Callers]

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.
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