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Snow white and the seven ?

11 replies

PrincessWellington · 10/02/2012 19:26

Dwarfs according to the DVD. Also seen dwarves. Which is correct and why please?

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Feenie · 10/02/2012 19:28

Both, according to the Cambridge dictionary.

QED · 10/02/2012 19:30

Dwarfs I thought. Didn't some author come up with dwarves (Tokein or Pratchett possibly)?

QED · 10/02/2012 19:30

Whoever Tokein might be Blush

QED · 10/02/2012 19:36

Further investigation has shown that dwarves was used from 1818 but that many people believe that Tolkien did invent it. He definitely used it.

PrincessWellington · 10/02/2012 20:21

Thanks all Smile

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plutocrap · 13/02/2012 13:51

What about side-stepping the issue and ironically using a "PC" term such as "little people"?! Grin

nickelDorritt · 14/02/2012 15:22

fucking DWARVES

i hate Ladybird for using Dwarfs and any other place that uses Dwarfs.

Dwarf > Dwarves
roof > rooves
wife > wives

hocuspontas · 14/02/2012 15:31

Rooves? please no.

nickelDorritt · 14/02/2012 15:39

yep.
rooves.
rooving.

nickelDorritt · 14/02/2012 15:41

hotly contested though

hocuspontas · 14/02/2012 15:54

I see. I prefer Fs myself. Dwarfs, roofs, wharfs etc. Although not hoofs, that doesn't sound right. Interesting there is no right and wrong.

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