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I thought 'staffer' was only used when talking about people working in government or for a political party. Aren't 'staff' or 'employees' just as good for the h

• dragonwriter 9y ago
  > I thought 'staffer' was only used when talking about people working in government or for a political party. Nope. > Aren't 'staff' or 'employees' just as good for the headline? No. Staff has a different connotation; as a mass noun, it implies things that are true generally* of the staff. “Employees” would be about as good as “staffers”; the latter is shorter, though, which often is preferable in headlines.
  • retox 9y ago
    Employees is already used in the headline, so the editor would have been looking for a different word to use anyway.
• fjsolwmv 9y ago
  "execs".