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[Fayde]

the plural debate

I am just going to copy and paste from the American heritage dictionary
"staff 1 (stāf) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. staffs or staves (stāvz)

1.
1. A stick or cane carried as an aid in walking or climbing.
2. A stout stick used as a weapon; a cudgel.
3. A pole on which a flag is displayed; a flagstaff.
4. A rod or baton carried as a symbol of authority.
5. A group of assistants to a manager, executive, or other person in authority.
6. A group of military officers assigned to assist a commanding officer in an executive or advisory capacity.
7. The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: the nursing staff of a hospital.
2. pl. staffs A rule or similar graduated stick used for testing or measuring, as in surveying.
3. pl. staffs
1. A group of assistants to a manager, executive, or other person in authority.
2. A group of military officers assigned to assist a commanding officer in an executive or advisory capacity.
3. The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: the nursing staff of a hospital.
4. Something that serves as a staple or support.
5. Music A set of horizontal lines and intermediate spaces used in notation to represent a sequence of pitches, in modern notation normally consisting of five lines and four spaces. Also called stave."

So if we are using the word Staff in a plural sense referring to it being "A stout stick used as a weapon; a cudgel." both the words staffs and staves are correct.

[Saelec]

of course you would only put up the information that would make you correct...
technically we both were.
noun 1 any of the lengths of wood fixed side by side to make a barrel, bucket, etc. 2 a strong stick, post, or pole. 3 (also staff) Music a set of five parallel lines on or between any of which a note is written to indicate its pitch. 4 a verse or stanza of a poem.

go to any dictionary online and look up "stave"

so we are both correct