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== Other/Multiple ==
=== [[Literature|Lyterature]] ===
* The "Wi'tch" series of novels.
* There's some confusion over the term "Dæmon". [[H.P. Lovecraft]] will occasionally use this to refer to evil spirits (''i.e,'' Demons). ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' was a bit more on the ball with the original meaning: a shortening of the term "Agathos Dæmon", a benevolent [[Our Souls Are Different|guardian spirit]].
* Don't forget about "Dwarfs ''vs.'' Dwarves" and "Elven ''vs.'' Elfin ''vs.'' Elvish".▼
** Or even, [[Fan Nickname|on rare occasions]], "[[Dwarf Fortress|dorfs]]."▼
* [[China Mieville]]'s [[Perdido Street Station]] [[The Scar|and]] [[Iron Council|sequels]] employ this trope heavily—vampirs, chymistry, elyctric elementals...
* [[Warhammer 40,000]] in an odd mix of sci-fi and fantasy. Orks ''vs.'' Orcs, Psykers ''vs.'' Psychics, Daemons ''vs.'' Demons, etc.▼
** Daemon is the Latin spelling, which is understandable because the Imperial High Gothic language is [[Canis Latinicus]]. Of course, ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'' likewise.▼
** Daemon comes from the Greek "Daimon", meaning minor immortal or spirit. It's the eventual root of the Christian concept of "Demon".▼
* Mention must be made of the series of young adult fantasy novels by Angie Sage whose titles include ''Magick, Flyte, Physik, Queste,'' and so on.
* The different tribes of Trollocs in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'': Al'ghol, Ahf'frait, Bhansheen, Dha'vol, Dhai'mon, Dhjin'nen, Ghar'ghael, Ghob'hlin, Gho'hlem, Ghraem'lan, Ko'bal, Kno'mon.
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** And "lyons," "sfinxes," and (in the ''[[Firebringer Trilogy]]'') "wyches."
** Aside from the aforementioned corruptions, there is also the possibility that all of them would be, to us, [[Biological Mashup]]s which look sort of like their semi-namesakes. After all, the series also has [[Amazing Technicolor Population|technicolor humans]], and remember that {{spoiler|the entire place was terraformed by the Ancient Ones from Oceanus.}}
* ''[[Discworld]]'' parodies this occasionally, not only with the 'vampyres' listed above, but also with 'magick' which is the largely-useless modern attempt at witchcraft done by the younger witches who don't understand what they're doing.▼
=== [[Tabletop Games]] ===
▲* [[Warhammer 40,000]] in an odd mix of sci-fi and fantasy. Orks ''vs.'' Orcs, Psykers ''vs.'' Psychics, Daemons ''vs.'' Demons, etc.
▲** Daemon is the Latin spelling, which is understandable because the Imperial High Gothic language is [[Canis Latinicus]]. Of course, ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'' likewise.
▲** Daemon comes from the Greek "Daimon", meaning minor immortal or spirit. It's the eventual root of the Christian concept of "Demon".
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* [[Erfworld]] somewhat subverts this by [[Elmuh Fudd Syndwome|replacing many an 'r' with a 'w']], resulting in gwiffons, dwagons and spidews. When the protagonist makes note of this and asks if it shouldn't be "dragon" instead, the other characters seem to be quite weirded out by these "incredible stupid words" and state that they "really don't want to know what you call spidews in Stupidworld or whatever you call it". Note that "erf" sounds slightly like "earth". "earthworld"?
** It also has the effect of making the words sound childish, accenting the [[Crap Saccharine World|"cutesy" trappings overlaid on a rather grim world]] of [[Forever War|constant warfare]].
=== Multiple Media ===
▲* Don't forget about "Dwarfs ''vs.'' Dwarves" and "Elven ''vs.'' Elfin ''vs.'' Elvish".
▲** Or even, [[Fan Nickname|on rare occasions]], "[[Dwarf Fortress|dorfs]]."
* [[Our Gryphons Are Different|Griffins, Griffons, and Gryphons]], [[Giant Flyer]]s one and all.
** as well as griffen, griffoun, griffun, griffyn, grifo, grifon, grifyn, grefyne, gràobhín, griphin, griphon, gryffen, gryffin, gryffon, gryfon, gryphen, and gryphin.
*** Justified in Edward Ormondroyd's ''David and the Phoenix'', where gryffens (lazy, dopey, and harmless), gryffons (big, mean, and territorial), and gryffins (red-feathered and friendly) are related but distinct species.
*** ''[[EverQuest]]'' divides them into Griffawns (lowest-level), Griffennes (in the middle), and Griffons (highest-level)
▲* ''[[Discworld]]'' parodies this occasionally, not only with the 'vampyres' listed above, but also with 'magick' which is the largely-useless modern attempt at witchcraft done by the younger witches who don't understand what they're doing.
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