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many staff vs many staffs

'Many staff' is more commonly used in English. 'Staff' is often used as a collective noun, so it doesn't typically take a plural form.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"many staff"

The phrase 'many staff' is used to refer to a large number of employees or workers. 'Staff' is often treated as a collective noun, so it doesn't usually take a plural form.

Examples:

  • There are many staff members working in the hospital.
  • The company has hired many staff to handle the increased workload.
  • Nov 16, 2009 ... Hello, I am wondering if one should say "How much staff..." or "How many staff..." (example: How much/many staff is there in this company?)
  • Jun 30, 2017 ... [Discussion] A good rule of thumb for how many staff members to hire? Classic. When hiring staff (handymen and mechanics in particular) is ...
  • Museum Association of New York is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization. 265 River Street Troy, NY 12180 USA 518-273-3400 ...
  • Nov 6, 2023 ... Join. Options. Report. After hiring cooks and servers, how many staff members should you hire for dispatch? Upvote 21. Downvote 16 Go to ...
  • how to calculate how many staff are on site each hour? Melanie Malo ✭. 08/26/20 in Smartsheet Basics. Because of Covid, we need to know the max number of ...
  • Nov 3, 2010 ... Longman refers to 'staff'' as a [C] noun, therefore it should be "how many staff.." Which one should I believe? Thank you very much in ...
  • How many staff do i need? Airport CEO Support · zuniga01 October 9, 2017, 3:09am 1. Hi, i just want to know if there is a number of staff by categorie wich ...
  • Dec 27, 2023 ... How many staff and students? How many do you guys have? Whats your guys ideal numbers? <. 1, 1. > Showing 1-5 of 5 comments. Mermidion · View ...
  • Dec 9, 2015 ... How many staff members does hypixel have? Thread starter Indestructal; Start date Dec 9, 2015. Status: Not open for further replies because of ...
  • May 24, 2021 ... How many staff are hungry? How much space you have to put the food on?) but them coming in trucks like 1 stack at a time doesn't seem intended.

Alternatives:

  • a lot of staff
  • numerous staff
  • plenty of staff
  • a large number of staff
  • a great deal of staff

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

"many staffs"

While 'many staffs' is grammatically correct, 'staff' is often treated as a collective noun, so it is more common to use 'many staff' as the plural form is not typically used.

Examples:

  • There are many staffs involved in the project.
  • The organization has hired many staffs to assist with the event.
  • Dec 20, 2020 ... How many staffs to get dimensional pouch? r/thewilddarkness - How many ...
  • Feb 22, 2008 ... Definitely not "too many staffs" or "too much staff". I'd say ... Still it is not wrong (as "too many staffs" would be), just inelegant.
  • May 1, 2020 ... I didn't quite realise how many staffs Gandalf actually goes through during the films. Upvote
  • Sep 18, 2023 ... Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru: Great experience with many staffs! - See 3028 traveler reviews, 6238 candid photos, and great deals for Banyan Tree ...
  • Nov 13, 2024 ... How many staffs has Gandalf gone through? Question. Is there an account of staffs that had been destroyed and how he got another one? Upvote
  • May 3, 2009 ... ... many staffs as you like. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ6VXCwtxJjnJDXbusMqtAg. Seraphim_Knight 15 years ago#7. Staffs can be found almost ...
  • How to delete a staff or many staffs? Soul Kenji • Oct 25, 2016 - 11:26. Like the title help me, please! Sorry for my bad English :p. Reply ...
  • Oct 22, 2020 ... ... many staffs supported it and it wasn't done only once ,it made me very upset . But That doesn't mean i'm gonna unstan her or anything ...
  • Jan 23, 2014 ... Which would be the correct use in the following sentence. I'm a Shepard and I have many staffs/staves. nouns · grammatical-number.
  • ... many staffs I've build in the past I guess something fresh and new like a book would be a nice project. I never created something like that and really enjoy ...

Alternatives:

  • a lot of staff
  • numerous staff
  • plenty of staff
  • a large number of staff
  • a great deal of staff

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