What is the plural of the word BUS?

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Here's a simple grammar question for Testy Tuesday... What is the plural of the word BUS? Please vote in the poll.

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

Just a guess, but I think it’s “buses” if it’s a pluralized noun, but “busses” in the case of a verb? So like “a fleet of buses showed up to shuttle the passengers on a broken down train to their destination”, vs “the bus driver busses the passengers to their destination.”

Sometimes I just make shit up and do it the way I think makes more sense, though, lmao. Like “aN (h) istoric event”…. absolutely NOT. I don’t read “aN (h) istory book”, I don’t study “aN (h) istory of a time period”, I wasn’t “aN (h) istory major” in college, we don’t say a criminal has “aN (h) istory of violence”…. so I am hard HHHHHHistory all the way. “A historic event” sounds just fine, and there’s no need for the alteration. WhiteSteve said it’s stupid, so it’s stupid, lmao

Chazmatazz269 · Accepted Answer

It’s ‘buses’ because “buss” is something entirely different. There are multiple definitions, but i am intimately familiar with electrical busses, fortified electrical components. I believe it got this name because the original definition of “buss” describes fortification or fortified structures.
There’s also the synonym “kiss”, which is probably just derived from a looser definition of fortification, to bring things together.

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

I think in English is double S not necessary unless you want speak German. One s in buses is probably enough phonetically and grammatically.

[Die Busse] is plural of [Der Bus] in German because Germans love unhearing difference between SS and ß. Single S inside a world means Z and Z means C. [Die Buße] what means 'penance' sounds exactly the same. Now ß isn't used anymore...

Do you want speak German?

midnightmoon05 · Accepted Answer

Buses.
the exception to the rule smh.
when my first grade students said they learned bus in kindergarten for 1. Add s for more than 1. I had to explain the rule.
should just keep it bus by adding the number in front.
like 6 bus or 100 bis. Pretty clear to me

KostasKouvalis · Answer

I voted BUSSES. Though I just Googled it and it says while S is more common and widely accepted, SS isn't wrong either. It's weird, because S goes against all the rules I know about the English language.

loveslongnails · Answer

Well Tom, there's actually two plurals for bus, depending on context. For example:
"All of the buses in the city are running late today" - meaning every bus is behind schedule.
Then there's this:
"The city has several bus storage garages" - the obvious implication meaning a place where more than one bus would be stored. We wouldn't ever to them as "buses storage garages". English is very weird.

Great question!

Anonymous · Answer

"Until 1961, 'busses' was the preferred plural of 'bus' in Merriam-Webster dictionaries. But the word 'buss' is a synonym of 'kiss'. Perhaps it's just as well that 'buses' took over."

Maybe I'm old school

I thought it was busses

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Both busses and buses... different spelling for US and UK?

Smegskull · Answer

The true plural would be "bi" from omnibi the correct plural of omnibus.

If you said "I am going to ride the bi." in modern context though people would have a very different image in their head though.

Bricealan · Answer

@aviatortom I voted for UBER! LOLOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

NathanDavis · Answer

there's no single institution qualified to dictate proper English grammar as a whole... so, do as you wish and please...  I'll go with  a pod...

Massageman · Answer

BUSES. Buss is either a bar that is used in electrical work when power needs to be distributed to multiple downstream lines (one supply feed with multiple out-feed lines) or, it also refers to a kiss/nuzzle.

msc545 · Answer

I think you might be slipping. This is kind of an obvious one.

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Really? It's obviously B-u-s-e-s. I'm worried that some people selected the second choice. I really hope they're joking

RavVid · Answer

Always seen as buses for plural. The rule is to add es for words that end in s.

purplepoppy · Answer

Buses. I do hope no one actually got this wrong,

FrodoSkywalker007 · Answer

A school of busses, often confused with school busses. Obviously two different things.

browsingthroughthe · Answer

Buses 🚌  Honk honk 😅

Nikki1989 · Answer

Buses.

EmmaMary · Answer

The English version is quite simply Buses.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

I'd go with "Buses".

valentina4eva · Answer

a bushel of buses 🚌

xawyx-3 · Answer

As far as I know, it's buses.

Molly1990 · Answer

Buses, at least, what was taught.

ericJackson · Answer

Busses

SaoirseS · Answer

Buses in the U. S.

MrChinaski · Answer

"they bus"

RareBreedOfMan · Answer

Buses

s0j7e3zyxc8v0 · Answer

Buses

Cidknee · Answer

Buses

ThisSiteSux · Answer

Bussi

OneViewpoint · Answer

Busen.

TheStaleMarshmellow · Answer

Beese

canamlusciouslad73 · Answer

Buses.

Anonymous · Answer

Buss?🤷‍♂️😆

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