[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Depends on where you are. In the UK, staff can be considered a collective
noun, much as corporate entities, and often is considered plural.

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"gordo" wrote in message
...
Staff is a singular noun. Staff is agreement with the verb "is". If it was
a plural noun, such as staffs, then "staffs are happy" is in agreement. I
think.

Gordo


"Mari Broman Olsen" Mari Broman wrote in
message news
Here's what I see on Word 2007

Staff is happy. [Correctly not flagged]
The staff are happy. [Correctly flagged]
The staff is happy. [Correctly not flagged]
A staff is happy. [Correctly not flagged]

What's the issue?

"Bill Davy" wrote:

In fact, the grammar checker seems to have green twiddlyitis with the
following:



The staff are happy. "staff are" have twiddles (suggests "staff is" but
see
below)

Staff are happy. "staff are" have twiddles (suggests "Staff is" or
"Staffs
are"

Staff is happy. "Staff" has twiddles (suggests "staffs").

The staff is happy. "Staff" has twiddles (suggests "staffs" but see
above).

A staff is happy. "A staff" has twiddles (suggests "Staffs")



Is it fixable? How?



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