2008-05-22, 10:04 PM
Speaking as a Geordie, who can speak perfect English when appropriate , I agree with Martin and Alex.
'Staff' in this instance is always a collective and so #2 will always apply. The easiest way to think of it is that 'staff' is a synonym of 'employees'.
For example...
'The employees are happy' therefore it should be 'The staff are happy' etc. It would be grammatically incorrect to say 'The employees is happy' etc.
Cheers,
Brian
'Staff' in this instance is always a collective and so #2 will always apply. The easiest way to think of it is that 'staff' is a synonym of 'employees'.
For example...
'The employees are happy' therefore it should be 'The staff are happy' etc. It would be grammatically incorrect to say 'The employees is happy' etc.
Cheers,
Brian