plural form

[daisy1352]

Is staff a plural noun? The hotel staff?
What does "staffs" and "staves" mean?

[Mariner]

Yep. The hotel staff were polite.

staffs=staves=plural of staff/stave

staff/stave=1) pole, strong stick

2) the five lines that music is written on (in AmE use staff, in BrE use stave)

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by daisy1352

Is staff a plural noun? The hotel staff?
What does "staffs" and "staves" mean?

Staff is a collective noun. In BrE it may be usually used in the plural, but in AmE it can be singular or plural.

The hotel staff was very polite.
The hotel staff were very polite.

We can also pluralize "staff".

John has his staff and I have mine. Both of our staffs will be working on the project.