Glasses or a pair of glasses
There is no staff in this department who does not wear glasses.
There is no member of staff who does not wear a pair of glasses.
Which one is grammatically correct? Do I need to change glasses into singular form?
Top answer
Both are correct but the second one is too long and wordy. The first one is what you'd hear - unless the department is one that sells glasses.
- Both are correct but the second one is too long and wordy.
- The first one is what you'd hear - unless the department is one that sells glasses.
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Both are correct but the second one is too long and wordy. The first one is what you'd hear - unless the department is one that sells glasses.
0Only #2 is correct.
staff means all the employees. An individual employee is a member of the staff.
You can also avoid the negatives by saying
eg The staff all wear glasses.
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