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

[Aahz Maruch via Callers]

On Fri, May 29, 2015, susanelberger via Callers wrote:
>
> I have used suns and moons for years, and prefer them because they
> have one syllable each, sound completely different from each other,
> and are easy for the dancers to remember. I have never had any issue
> arise about gender bias from them. The conversation about which gems
> to use does seem a bit too overthought to me.

Speaking as a hearing-impaired person, you are wrong about "sun" and
"moon" sounding completely different.  Moreover, having them both be one
syllable increases the risk of confusion.  Using words with different
numbers of syllables is precisely one of the primary selling points for
jets/rubies (compared particularly with bands/bares).
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