Usage of staff and stuff in English (detailed, not to differentiate!)

1. The usage of staff:

1. When staff is used to refer to "staff" in general, it is a collective noun and does not need to be plural. When used as the subject, if the emphasis is on the whole, the predicate verb is singular; if the individual members are emphasized, the predicate verb is plural.

2. The noun staff means "all staff". When converted into a verb, it means "to staff a certain department or to serve as a staff member of a certain department."

3. Staff is a transitive verb, taking a noun or pronoun as an object. Can be used in passive structures.

4. Staff means "all personnel", which refers to a whole, not a single person. For example, one company is one staff, and two companies are two staffs. There are other ways to express staff, but they are not yet accepted by everyone.

5. In the expression of staff, it can be used with the preposition on.

2. Usage of stuff:

1. The basic meaning of stuff is "stuffing" and "stuffing", which refers to stuffing stuffing or bedding (such as straw, etc.) to make it swell. It can also mean "to eat", and by extension it can mean "to deal with".

2. Stuff is a transitive verb, taking nouns and pronouns as objects, and can be used in passive structures.

3. The object of stuff can be stuffed stuffing (padding) or a stuffed container. Extended information

Synonyms of stuff: fill

fill

Pronunciation: British [f?l]? American [f?l]?

< p> Definition: (to make) fill, fill, fill, fill, block.

Grammar: The basic meaning of fill is "to fill", which can refer to filling in space, filling in blanks, filling in forms, it can also be used to fill vacancies in positions, and it can also mean spending free time, etc. Fill can be either a person or an object.

Example:

Fill?a?saucepan?with?water?and?bring?to?a?slow?boil.

Fill the pan water, bring to a boil over low heat.