Jack of all trades?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="jack">jack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>:</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span>, <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="jack">jack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="capitalized">capitalized</span> <span word="J">J</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>” – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> (<span word="trades">trades</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> (<span word="news">news</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="News">News</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="trades">trades</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="interpersonal">interpersonal</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p><span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="trades">trades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="versatility">versatility</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="assume">assume</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="valued">valued</span>. <span word="Rightfully">Rightfully</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="job">job</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> – <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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