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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 42 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 19 points 4 months ago

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

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 17 points 4 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 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Red dwarfs.