Reply to post: Re: Dwarfs or dwarves?

Disk stuck in the drive? Don't dilly-Dali – get IT on the case!

Shadow Systems

Re: Dwarfs or dwarves?

I find it difficult to take seriously any person/site telling me how to use language correctly when they can't even spell the bloody word -- to wit: "number of English-langage texts".

*Hands you a pint for the attempt to educate the unwashed masses*

No worries, "dwarf" (lowercase d) is a verb meaning to make small by comparison. "Dwarf" (uppercase D) is the singular reference to a person of short stature. "Dwarves" (also uppercase D) is the plural form of the singular Dwarf. "Dwarfs" just sounds wrong, like claiming the plural of "idiot" is "management".

Oh wait... =-)P

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