April 30th, 2008
283 Master Holbyta.
There’s a bunch of rules that go along with talking about dwarves. I couldn’t be bothered to look them up. If I remember correctly, dwarves is the accepted spelling for the plural of dwarf, when refering to the fantasy race. When talking about a group of people afflicted with dwarfism you use dwarfs. I’m not sure what dwarfs like to be called. I’ve heard “little people”, but I don’t think that’s really a step up.
Also, I think the spelling for holbyta, in the page title, is correct. My copy of LOTR is down a steep flight of stairs, as is my very nerdy sourcebook, and I didn’t want to go after them. Of course now I want them right here where I can get at them easily…
Stumble it!
April 30th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I know nothing of the worlds of men and dwarves. And apparently, neither does firefox because it says dwarves is bad.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
“Little people” sounds kind of insulting to me. I think “short people” in more accurate and politically correct.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
whoops! forgot to leave my name in the above comment. I’m not anonymous, I’m not anonymous at all.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:21 am
Haha ^^ I think Ed makes a fine dwarf…a VERY fine dwarf
Crave: Our dwarf is a very, very, very, fine dwarf.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:18 am
Consistency…. John needs iy.
June 21st, 2008 at 9:11 am
“dwarves is the accepted spelling for the plural of dwarf.”
Hello, Walking Dictionary -as my friend calls me-, here,
Just wanted to say, in no insulting or mean manner, the above is LIES. -.- Wherever you heard it, discount the source. The technical plural of “dwarf” is “dwarfs”. J.R.R. Tolkien used “dwarves” in his style, just as he invented “orcs”. When printing it, the editors changed it as a typing error to “dwarfs” as well as “elven” to “elfin” Though elven is now an accepted word in our language today (except Microsoft Word still hates it along with “elves” =P) I can’t recall the whole “Note on the text” but that’s about the gist of it, along with revisions and recalls and such. And about the son, Christopher.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Its vertically challeged