Plural form of staff
Donald Trump tweeted on the Singapore Summit: "Meetings between staffs and representatives are going well and quickly....but in the end, that doesn’t matter. We will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen!"
As far as I know, grammatically speaking, "staff" is a collective noun and the same word is used even when there are multiple staff members. Is "staffs" accepted usage here? I wondered if it might mean "US representatives/staff" and "North Korean representatives/staff", thus "staffs"?
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1006286790536323074
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anonymous I wondered if it might mean "US representatives/staff" and "North Korean representatives/staff", thus "staffs"? Yes, that's it, so "staffs" is OK. CJ
- anonymous I wondered if it might mean "US representatives/staff" and "North Korean representatives/staff", thus "staffs"?
- Yes, that's it, so "staffs" is OK.
- CJ
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anonymous I wondered if it might mean "US representatives/staff" and "North Korean representatives/staff", thus "staffs"?
Yes, that's it, so "staffs" is OK.
CJ
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