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[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 42 points 3 months ago

"Dwarfs" is for humans with dwarfism, "dwarves" is for the fantasy race.

[-] egrets@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

That might be the trend now, but the common plural before Tolkien was "dwarfs" for the mythical creature.

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago

Yes, but thanks to him, it now isn't.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] Birch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

What about celestial bodies? Is it red dwarfs or red dwarves?

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

Red dwarfs.

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