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Fun fact: The whole saying is "Jack of all trades, master of none, though often is better than master of one."
Not as insulting if you say the whole things. I am proud to be able to do all types of photography well.
Wow, I haven't heard the whole saying in a long time. Thanks for that.
BTW the phrase initially came (probably late XVI century) from the pigeon Latin "Johannes factotum", which means John-do-it-all. Later it transformed into "Jack of all trades" and was used in a positive way. The ironic "master of none" was added later and all this phrase became dismissive. "Though often is better than master of one" was added centuries later. Actually there were several similar attempts, like "certainly better than master of one". But all these additions did not stick, because the phrase became too long and boring.