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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

method vs. methodology

I see rampant misuse of the word "methodology," as in "The following discussion explains the methodology I used to analyze the project impacts." "Methodology" is the theory or study of methods, while "method" is the approach used to do something.
  

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Don't be too disappointed when 'rampant misuse' turns into 'standard usage', will you?
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Im listening...I always listen to you...but... (pause and reflect)...how far in life do you suggest we take that philosophy?

Or do we need to be given a more exact rendering of the intensifier (is that what its called?): 'too'?

(I kid you.)
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How far in life do you suggest we take that philosophy?

All the way, Dave, all the way!
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you seem working in this field in more detail. could you help me further? i referred in a draft-paper to "The following study can be placed methodological in the field of cultural climatology, which considers the complex interactions between the climate system and the human social and cultural system (Thornes, McGregor).", and my supervisor commented on this sentence "I can't quite agree to that s
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Did you mean to use the adverb form instead of the adjective form, as in "...can be placed methodologically in the field..."? If so, then I think your word choice is correct. However, rewording the sentence may make your meaning more clear. Writing in the passive voice distracts from clarity and forces the awkward use of methodology as an adverb instead of the noun/subject that it should b
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Did you mean to use the adverb form instead of the adjective form, as in "...can be placed methodologically in the field..."? If so, then I think your word choice is correct. However, rewording the sentence may make your meaning more clear. Writing in the passive voice distracts from clarity and forces the awkward use of methodology as an adverb instead of the noun/subject that it should b
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0 Another point: There is no such thing as a "point in time." It is a "moment in time" and "point in space." 0-
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0 point in time is used. 0-
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"at that time" is a wordy way of saying "then."
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I strongly disagree.
Methodology includes a collection of methods, theories, concepts or ideas as they relate to a particular discipline or field of inquiry.
The Oxford dictionary defines the greek term "Methodology" as both the science of methods but also as a body of methods used in a particular activity.
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