Why is buses not spelled busses?

Words that do rhyme with bus are usually spelled with a double s, like fusses or trusses. 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.



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