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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeff Jardine writes:
> Other pretentious workplace words that are annoying:
> Functionality - it has a FUNCTION, not FUNCTIONALITY!
> Methodology - What's wrong with 'method?' Why use five syllalbes when two
> will do?
I'm going to have to stick up for Methodology. A good methodology is way
more than just method.
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| (...) Once again, my quarrel is not with the word itself. I object to it's current trendiness and overuse, particularly by those trying really hard to sound smarter than you in their powerpoint presentations (1). (URL) used, 'methodology' refers (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) No comment on the origin of "me like," but here's a misuse that really cheeses me off: overuse of the word 'impact,' especially as a verb. It used to be a noun meaning a physical collision, but is often used when the speaker should be using (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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