Re: USAGE: NATLANG: I've Gots An English Question

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:51:20 +0200 BP Jonsson <bpj@...> writes:
> Then there is Gollum having 'Hobbitses' for the gentive plural.
> I'm sure JRRT didn't make that up himself (or should I say
> "hisself"? :-)
> B.Philip Jonsson mailto:melrochX@melroch.se (delete X)
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I've definitely used that form myself... parents's, books's, chairs's...


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