15/10/2025
answers rolled! 💪
In our quiz last August 09, we tried to pinpoint the word-use inaccuracy in “Nicolas Warren is the new staff in the Marketing Department.” 🧐
Did you spot the faulty word?
In the given sentence, the word “staff” is used to refer to Nicolas Warren, a person who recently joined the company’s marketing office.
“Staff” is a noun referring to a group of individuals that serves a person or a group of people holding a higher authority. It does not pertain to a single person occupying a subordinate rank. In this sense, “staff” is a collective noun and is synonymous with “group,” “team,” and “work force.” 👍
Should we intend to refer to someone who constitutes a staff, we call him a “staffer” or a “staff member.” 🙋♂️
Ergo, the given sentence must be revised to “Nicolas Warren is the new staffer (or staff member) in the Marketing Department.” 👏
“Staff” is a collective term! 😮
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