  We review the systematic properties of ``dwarf'' elliptical (dE) galaxies,
focussing on the relation between ``normal'' and ``dwarf'' ellipticals. In
recent years, this relation has been described as ``dichotomy'' -- based
essentially on a discontinuity in central surface brightness. We show that,
outside of 300 pc from the centre, the S\'ersic profile parameters vary
continuously from ``normal'' to ``dwarf'' ellipticals. The ``dichotomy'' is
indeed restricted to the very central part, where differences also exist among
``normal'' ellipticals (E). Bright, nucleated dE's closely resemble ``normal''
E's also in their clustering and flattening properties. They may be genuine
ellipticals, having no present-day late-type dwarf precursor from which they
could have been manufactured. The non-nucleated dE's ("dwarf spheroidals") may
be a different breed.
