dOh Nut wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:07 am
Must be a football thing. I’ve never come across the term outside of the game. The boss is often called by their first name or prefixed by Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss etc on more formal occasions.
Fletcher can use whatever surrogate he wants and with all the comings and goings in teams sticking to gaffer is easier. people saying um, er Is commonplace creating thinking time before speaking. Harsh to criticise when having to answer questions without preparation, Im sure we all do it at times, even quietly in our minds having mastered not saying it out loud.
This week’s football phrase is the word gaffer which is a word used by players to describe the boss, the coach or manager of the team. The word originally was used to refer to a foreman or boss on a construction site but has been popular in the football world since the 1970s. In a recent article in the British press, England and Spurs striker, Jermain Defoe reckoned that his gaffer was the best in the country. The gaffer.
Also........Learn More about gaffer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaffer
Did You Know? Though movie and cinema buffs associate gaffer with Hollywood, the word actually pre-dates motion pictures by about 300 years. The first recorded use of gaffer dates from the 16th century, when it was used as a title of respect for an older gentleman. Later it was used as a generic noun for any elderly man, and then it picked up the sense "foreman" (still used in British English), perhaps because the foreman was the most experienced and, most likely, the oldest person in a work crew. Today gaffer is usually applied to the head lighting electrician on a movie set. The gaffer's assistant is called the best boy.
Thanks for explaining what these terms that come in the film credits mean. Any idea what a key grip is?
According to this link.....https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_boy
In a film crew there are two kinds of best boy: best boy electric and best boy grip. They are assistants to their department heads, the gaffer (in charge of electricals) and the key grip (lighting and rigging), respectively.[1] In short, the best boy acts as the foreman for his department. A woman who performs the duties of a best boy may be called best girl
I've just passed Chris Hughton on Regent St, he was on his own. Now he would have been a good gaffer to have down here, although to be fair his sights are set a little higher than us imo.
He earned the title "Gaffer" through the selection and interview phases. The club chose to appoint him as "Gaffer" "head coach" "boss" or whatever you want to call it.
Does it really matter anyway?
Yes
Please explain why it matters Dis.
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I agree with Max. The term ‘Gaffer’ is Obselete..
This week’s football phrase is the word gaffer which is a word used by players to describe the boss, the coach or manager of the team. The word originally was used to refer to a foreman or boss on a construction site but has been popular in the football world since the 1970s. In a recent article in the British press, England and Spurs striker, Jermain Defoe reckoned that his gaffer was the best in the country. The gaffer.
Also........Learn More about gaffer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaffer
Did You Know? Though movie and cinema buffs associate gaffer with Hollywood, the word actually pre-dates motion pictures by about 300 years. The first recorded use of gaffer dates from the 16th century, when it was used as a title of respect for an older gentleman. Later it was used as a generic noun for any elderly man, and then it picked up the sense "foreman" (still used in British English), perhaps because the foreman was the most experienced and, most likely, the oldest person in a work crew. Today gaffer is usually applied to the head lighting electrician on a movie set. The gaffer's assistant is called the best boy.
Thanks for explaining what these terms that come in the film credits mean. Any idea what a key grip is?
According to this link.....https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_boy
In a film crew there are two kinds of best boy: best boy electric and best boy grip. They are assistants to their department heads, the gaffer (in charge of electricals) and the key grip (lighting and rigging), respectively.[1] In short, the best boy acts as the foreman for his department. A woman who performs the duties of a best boy may be called best girl
Thanks for clearing that up Sid. Not very interesting though, I think I prefer Thor's explanation.
Thanks for explaining what these terms that come in the film credits mean. Any idea what a key grip is?
According to this link.....https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_boy
In a film crew there are two kinds of best boy: best boy electric and best boy grip. They are assistants to their department heads, the gaffer (in charge of electricals) and the key grip (lighting and rigging), respectively.[1] In short, the best boy acts as the foreman for his department. A woman who performs the duties of a best boy may be called best girl
Thanks for clearing that up Sid. Not very interesting though, I think I prefer Thor's explanation.
Why not make up another story if you want to as to what the definition means !!
Could be a Gate Keeper who holds the key to a world in a different dimension for super heroes to cross into !
When I was a child many millions of years ago ( or so it seems ). I used to devour Rupert Bear Annuals, many pre-war, as books were hard to get hold of. I remember an occasional character Gaffer Jarge, used to make me cringe even as a four year old!
