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When the movie was released, it was generally accepted that the correct plural form of “dwarf” was “dwarfs”. J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” (published a year earlier) and later “Lord of the Rings” gradually popularized the uncommon variant “dwarves”, so that the dwarfs in this movie are today often erroneously referred to as “dwarves” and the title even given as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. 
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When the movie was released, it was generally accepted that the correct plural form of “dwarf” was “dwarfs”. J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” (published a year earlier) and later “Lord of the Rings” gradually popularized the uncommon variant “dwarves”, so that the dwarfs in this movie are today often erroneously referred to as “dwarves” and the title even given as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. 

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  1. dancingintherain83 reblogged this from disney-hiddensecrets and added:
    That’s dumb
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    LOTR!!!!!!!!
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  9. justatolkienfan reblogged this from disney-hiddensecrets and added:
    That’s because Tolkien is a bad ass. Enough said.
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    Tolkien waved his magic wand and BAMF, English changed. Tho apparently Hobbits on LOTRO call them “Dorfs” according to...
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    Huh… I never knew that. :o
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