<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">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.<div>-Eric</div><div><br><div><div>On May 28, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 28, 2015 4:25 PM, "Aahz Maruch via Callers" <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Thu, May 28, 2015, Alan Winston via Callers wrote:<br>
> On 5/28/15 12:30 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>For those interested in gender free contra dance terms:<br>
>><br>
>>1. Do you like or dislike jets / rubies ?<br>
><br>
> Like. (I'm responding on personal preference alone; I'm aware of some<br>
> objections to this, which I don't personally share.)<br>
><br>
>>2. How would gems / rubies compare?<br>
><br>
> Less good, because the soft "ms" would make the call less clear. Also,<br>
> rubies _are_ gems, so this is confusing.<br>
<br>
Ditto all this.<br>
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