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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Staff (singular / plural)

Hello teachers,



http://www.loadingdock.org/membership_purchase/agreement.html
Only staff are allowed to use TLD equipment.

- Only staff is allowed to ...
- Only staff are allowed to ...

Which is correct?
  

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Both are correct. Like other collective nouns, staff may take either a singular verb or a plural verb. American English prefers the former.

— RandomGuy

  • Both are correct.
  • Like other collective nouns, staff may take either a singular verb or a plural verb.
  • American English prefers the former.
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Both are correct. Like other collective nouns, staff may take either a singular verb or a plural verb. American English prefers the former.
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