Not that this matters, but I noticed that Gollum uses "es" the incorrect way inconsistently. For example: hobbits and hobbitses.
This is a very interesting thread, Elanor. I have often wondered about it myself, but I'm afraid that I've been rather too lazy to do an in-depth study on it.
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