dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.cacake to DullstersEnglish · 2 months agoI went on two busses today, resulting in reaching the Smart Fare maximum. This means that additional bus trips don't cost money for the remainder of the day.lemmy.caimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down17
arrow-up1194arrow-down1imageI went on two busses today, resulting in reaching the Smart Fare maximum. This means that additional bus trips don't cost money for the remainder of the day.lemmy.cadullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.cacake to DullstersEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoMerriam Webster: Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect. Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English. Preferred: Buses (vehicles) Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb “buss,” meaning to kiss)
minus-squarePoopingCough@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoI’ve also seen busses used in the context of audio engineering
Merriam Webster:
Buses is the preferred and standard plural for the vehicles, while busses is considered rare or incorrect.
Although busses was sometimes used before the 1960s, buses is now the widely accepted spelling in both American and British English.
Preferred: Buses (vehicles)
Alternative: Busses (rare, sometimes mistaken for the verb “buss,” meaning to kiss)
I prefer bussies.
I prefer trains
Bussin’
I’ve also seen busses used in the context of audio engineering
Fuck that