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Today I was thinking about the plural of the word "bus" because I think too much 🤷

I was texting my brother & he told me how much he hated riding busses. So in our conversation we both used the spelling, "busses" & it made me wonder 🤔

I know it's not incorrect but nobody ever taught me the difference so I decided to Google the differences between "buses" & "busses" to see if they're supposed to be used in different instances or something.

I would've assumed if it was used as a verb, like "he busses it anywhere he needs to go", then it would be better to spell it the longer way. But surprisingly no 😮
It turns out that "buses" & "busses" could be used in any of the same instances whether being a noun or a verb. Although, the spelling "busses" has become so rare that many people immediately think it's wrong.

Sorry I'm an over thinker for sure 😂
That concludes our English lesson for the day 😌

For tonight's homework I want you all to curse the English language for having way too many unnecessary words 🙏

*Edited for grammar because how dare I write an English lesson with errors* 😂
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ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M
I think these quirks of language are interesting, and not "overthinking" at all!

For example, how come "entrance" (the way in) and "entrance" (enthrall, hypnotize) are spelled the same? 🤔
Imsleepy · 31-35
Or how come “kansas” in Arkansas isn’t pronounced the same as Kansas. @ServantOfTheGoddess
@ServantOfTheGoddess yeah I always wanna know the right usage of everything because I like writing & I would hate to look stupid for using anything wrong 😂
@Imsleepy also a good one! 🤔 English is complex for no damn reason 😂 I can't really blame anyone for having any trouble with it 🤷
ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M
@ChiefWalksWith40oz we all look stupid sometimes, it's unavoidable!