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en_US V.S. en_AU?
Not so fast! http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/collective-nouns
tl;dr when you're talking about a group as a whole it's a style choice and either are acceptable as long as you're consistent.
Fucking grammar nazis.
are1
är/
2nd person singular present and 1st, 2nd, 3rd person plural present of be.
is
iz/
third person singular present of be.
So assuming staff is multiple are is correct. Or did DaveA make a Freudian slip? lol
Well done for repeatedly breaking the terms and getting a refund, I feel sorry for vultr.
I thought you were correcting it to "Are support staff is trained," so I was really confused.
In American English, it is more common to use "is" instead of "are" (like the link Dylan provided says).
Wow, 4 pages before they were mentioned, this place is getting better..
"But She Don't Care" Like a Beatles Song
Wat?
Also, inappropriate use of title case.
..and either is acceptable...
While we're being grammar police