[T]he merry company flocked into the King's House, to dance again and drink tea, and make more love, and play round games, and joke, and sing songs, and eat supper under old Colonel Stafford's snug and kindly roof-tree.
For now, at least, they decided not to adopt more radical changes, such as the so-called gender star, which places an asterisk before the feminine word-ending to include females, males, and the non-binary: Schüler*innen, for example.
And meet time it was, when yon usher, vinegar-faced rogue that he is, began to inquire what popish trangam you were wearing […]
One question from Japanese side was: 'What about sex in CCCP?' and 'the illustrious reply' — one soviet woman, very venerable and respectable, deputy and laureate of something, — she answered with dignity: 'There is no sex in CCCP at all!' — it was said with such a great pride, in such a peremptory tone, as if she was insulted in her best feelings, — both sides, both countries split their sides with laughter.