methodology vs method :

methodology or method

A fondness for big words isn’t always accompanied by the knowledge of their proper use. Methodology is about the methods of doing something; it is not the methods themselves. It is both pretentious and erroneous to write “The architect is trying to determine a methodology for reinforcing the foundation now that the hotel on top of it has begun to sink.”

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Definitions
  methodology
  • n  the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
  • n  the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
  method
  • n  a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
  • n  an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
News & Articles
  methodology
  • Judson Press Book Makes Funeral Preaching a Teachable Moment
    VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/14/13)—”What I propose here is a new approach to preaching funerals,” pastor, scholar, and author Peter Wherry explains, “an approach that is pastoral, holistic, and healing.” In his new book, pastors and preachers will discover more than conventional homiletics theory about mechanics and methodology. In it, Wherry envisions anew the content of preaching in the shadow of ...
    June 14, 2013 - Worldwide Faith News
  • Life in U.S. most expensive in Hawaii, New York, DC: report
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Life is most expensive for people living in Hawaii, New York and Washington, D.C., and cheapest for those in South Dakota, North Dakota and Mississippi, according to U.S. government data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department posted the statistics as a prototype - it may change the methodology it used in the future - and the data only goes to 2011. Nonetheless, the ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Life in U.S. most expensive in Hawaii, New York, DC: report
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Life is most expensive for people living in Hawaii, New York and Washington, D.C., and cheapest for those in South Dakota, North Dakota and Mississippi, according to U.S. government data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department posted the statistics as a prototype - it may change the methodology it used in the future - and the data only goes to 2011. Nonetheless, the ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
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