Methodology vs Metho - What's the difference?
methodology | metho |
The study of methods used in a field.
(proscribed) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
The implementation of such methods etc.
(Australia, colloquial) Methylated spirits.
* 1985 , Living Australia, photograph caption, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia's Most Deadly Creatures ,
* 1988 , , Cold Water'', ''Save Me, Joe Louis'', reprinted 2010, ''Trouble: Evolution of a Radical, Selected Writings 1970-2010 ,
* 1996 , Curriculum Corporation (Australia), From Igloos to Yurts: Years 4-7 ,
As nouns the difference between methodology and metho
is that methodology is the study of methods used in a field while metho is (australia|colloquial) methylated spirits.methodology
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(wikipedia methodology) (methodologies)Usage notes
Etymologically, methodology' refers to the ''study'' of methods. Thus the use of '''methodology as a synonym for (methods) (or other simple terms such as ''means,'' ''technique,'' or ''procedure ) is proscribed as both inaccurate and pretentious.Derived terms
* methodological * methodologicallymetho
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- Ben Cropp, aided by his wife Lynn, tests the effectiveness of metho and vinegar against box jellyfish stings (above); see Ben?s foreword for details of the experiment.
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- We thought an alcoholic was a low life, someone on metho , or a benighted person who drank a bottle of gin before breakfast. Not us.
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- Assist students to design and construct models of hot-air balloons ranging from those using shopping bags and hair dryers, to those using tissue paper and metho burners, depending on the resources available.