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

[Kalia Kliban via Callers]

On 5/28/2015 1:25 PM, Aahz Maruch via Callers 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.

Me too.  I haven't yet tried calling with the jets and rubies 
terminology, though I've used bands/bares and larks/ravens.  I can't say 
I'm eager to add yet another set of translated cards to my files.
Kalia Kliban