(Forwarded) Re: TECH: "philosophy" (was: toldi

["Veijo Vilva" <VILVA@viikki21.helsinki.fi>]

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Date:         Tue, 19 Oct 1993 14:00:00 EDT
Reply-To:     protin%USL.COM@FINHUTC.hut.fi
From:         Art Protin <protin%USL.COM@FINHUTC.hut.fi>
Subject:      Re: TECH: "philosophy" (was: toldi nunsenva)
X-To:         lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu
To:           Veijo Vilva <VILVA@VIIKKI21.HELSINKI.FI>

lojbab hit one of my hot buttons with his comment

> Since one of those places is a "methodology" place (x3), ...

    I am routinely bothered by the abuse of this word.  I think
that what is called for is "methods".  Methodology is the study
of methods.  It involves documenting the methods used and going
beyond that to instrument those methods to be able to collect
data to analyse those methods.  A good methodology results in the
ongoing refinement of methods in search of the best way of doing
things.

    Please do not use "methodology" when you mean "method".

    thank you all,
    Art Protin


Arthur Protin <protin@usl.com>
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 Veijo Vilva       vilva@viikki21.helsinki.fi