| |
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
>
> I'm going to have to stick up for Methodology. A good methodology is way
> more than just method.
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).
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/0207.html
"Properly used, 'methodology' refers either to the theoretical analysis of
the methods appropriate to a field of study or to the body of methods and
principles particular to a branch of knowledge... But in recent years,
people have begun to use 'methodology' as a pretentious substitute for
'method' in scientific and technical contexts, as in 'The oil company has
not yet decided on a methodology for restoring the beaches.'"
Jeff J
(1) It's as though presenters are over-compensating for the fact that they
can only present information in point-form.
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
18 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
