Do you say staff is or staff are?
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Staff is a collective noun and should have a singular verb, i.e. staff is. This sounds odd because we are talking about more than one person, which is why many people use a plural verb, i.e. staff are. Many people raised on traditional grammar consider staff are is wrong.
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Staff is a collective noun and should have a singular verb, i.e. staff is. This sounds odd because we are talking about more than one person, which is why many people use a plural verb, i.e. staff are. Many people raised on traditional grammar consider staff are is wrong.