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[-] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Red dwarfs.

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