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Blue Fogey
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:04 pm
Post subject: Line management |
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On "Midweek" (BBC Radio 4)Brian Lavery, Curator of Naval History at the
National Maritime Museum in Greenwich said that the phrase "line
manager" originated in the whaling industry, where such a person was
responsible for supervising the line securing the harpoon to the
whaleboat. Is this really true? It seems a bit far-fetched to me.
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John Hall
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:08 pm
Post subject: Re: Line management |
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In article <1120115085.300305.299340@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Blue Fogey <zen79148@zen.co.uk> writes:
| Quote: | On "Midweek" (BBC Radio 4)Brian Lavery, Curator of Naval History at the
National Maritime Museum in Greenwich said that the phrase "line
manager" originated in the whaling industry, where such a person was
responsible for supervising the line securing the harpoon to the
whaleboat. Is this really true? It seems a bit far-fetched to me.
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To me too. I had always assumed that it derived from "production line".
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John Hall
Johnson: "Well, we had a good talk."
Boswell: "Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84); James Boswell (1740-95) |
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:12 pm
Post subject: Re: Line management |
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"John Hall" <nospam_nov03@jhall.co.uk> wrote...
| Quote: | Blue Fogey <zen79148@zen.co.uk> writes:
On "Midweek" (BBC Radio 4)Brian Lavery, Curator of Naval History at
the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich said that the phrase "line
manager" originated in the whaling industry, where such a person was
responsible for supervising the line securing the harpoon to the
whaleboat. Is this really true? It seems a bit far-fetched to me.
To me too. I had always assumed that it derived from "production
line".
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The whaling thing is to larf! I assume the term comes from the concept
of the "line of reporting".
Matti
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Phil C.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:13 pm
Post subject: Re: Line management |
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On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:12:29 +0100, "Matti Lamprhey"
<matti@official-totally-reversed.com> wrote:
| Quote: | "John Hall" <nospam_nov03@jhall.co.uk> wrote...
Blue Fogey <zen79148@zen.co.uk> writes:
On "Midweek" (BBC Radio 4)Brian Lavery, Curator of Naval History at
the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich said that the phrase "line
manager" originated in the whaling industry, where such a person was
responsible for supervising the line securing the harpoon to the
whaleboat. Is this really true? It seems a bit far-fetched to me.
To me too. I had always assumed that it derived from "production
line".
The whaling thing is to larf! I assume the term comes from the concept
of the "line of reporting".
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I assume the terms "staff officer" and "line officer" in the military
are pretty old. Line officers are in the "line" or "chain" of command.
In a diagram of the authority structure it would literally be a series
of lines from top down.
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Blue Fogey
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:55 am
Post subject: Re: Line management |
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According to the SOED line officers are officers of regiments of the
line (as opposed to regiments of the what? the circle?)
Fogey |
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Line management |
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"Blue Fogey" <zen79148@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1120175711.422756.258370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | According to the SOED line officers are officers of regiments of the
line (as opposed to regiments of the what? the circle?)
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Field regiments? Light regiments? Tank regiments? |
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John Briggs
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:15 pm
Post subject: Re: Line management |
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Nick Wagg wrote:
| Quote: | "Blue Fogey" <zen79148@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1120175711.422756.258370@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
According to the SOED line officers are officers of regiments of the
line (as opposed to regiments of the what? the circle?)
Field regiments? Light regiments? Tank regiments?
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It's the line of battle. They are infantry regiments.
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