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please complete the saying: jack of all trades and master of none, much better than a master of one
by idontknowifican 3y ago
please complete the saying:
jack of all trades and master of none, much better than a master of one
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- crazygringo 3y agoThat's an awfully new "saying" though -- somebody only came up with it in 2007: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/508907 https://english.stackexchange.com/a/508907 Whereas the "master of none" part goes back to 1732 in meaning, and 1785 in exact wording. It's just some people recently trying to falsely invent a notion that "jack of all trades, master of none" is "really" supposed to be something positive. It's not.
- ryao 3y agoSaying master of none precludes the possibility of it being good at anything. :/
- ryao 3y agoA master of one is better than a master of none. 1 > 0