Re: Software Projects In Real Life: "I See Dead People"

[chacham]

<rant>
methodologies

Will everyone please stop using "methodology" (or "methodologies") when they mean to say "method" (or "methods".) :(

Methodology is the study of methods. Hence the "ology." To have multiple "methodologies" would be quite the feat, unless you enjoy studying methods from multiple angles.

Next time you are about to use the word "methodology", stop, drop, and roll your eyes. Then use "method" instead.

When writing a message, or posting online,
And you think "methodology" will fit in just fine.
Stop in horror, once it's detected.
Do not rest until it's corrected.
For that, we know, is the correct method.
</rant>

[Anonymous Monk]

Will pedants please stop ranting about the limitations of their own vocabularies.

method /ˈmɛθəd/ noun - a particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.

methodology /mɛθəˈdɒlədʒi/ noun - a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.

A prescribed "system of methods" is not the same as "method" or "methods".

Life and language moved on since the 1960s. Burying your head in the sand and bellyaching: "it wasn't a word when I was at school" won't change that.