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minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down2·4 days ago“Dwarfs” is for humans with dwarfism, “dwarves” is for the fantasy race.
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·4 days agoThat might be the trend now, but the common plural before Tolkien was “dwarfs” for the mythical creature.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 days agoYes, but thanks to him, it now isn’t.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 days agoI can only speak for myself, but if I were a person with dwarfism, I think I would insist on “dwarves”. Lean really hard into the fantasy angle.
minus-squareBirch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoWhat about celestial bodies? Is it red dwarfs or red dwarves?
“Dwarfs” is for humans with dwarfism, “dwarves” is for the fantasy race.
That might be the trend now, but the common plural before Tolkien was “dwarfs” for the mythical creature.
Yes, but thanks to him, it now isn’t.
I can only speak for myself, but if I were a person with dwarfism, I think I would insist on “dwarves”. Lean really hard into the fantasy angle.
What about celestial bodies? Is it red dwarfs or red dwarves?
Red dwarfs.