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I also think this is because it would appear natural to use the other new words derived from it, dissing and dissed, with the 'ss'.

The original spellings of the verb forms are dis, dissed, disses, dissing.

I think it's only normal for people to end up spelling it 'diss', especially as the original word it was derived from becomes less known.

True, but you'd think a publication like NewScientist would strive for (some sense of) correctness in terminology selection.

Also see: http://www.grammarist.com/spelling/dis-diss/



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