http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/impressive Questions tagged with 'impressive' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:12:17 -0800 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:12:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/101880/What%2Dare%2Dthe%2Dfive%2Dimpressive%2Dwords What are the five impressive words? Does anybody know the other two impressive words? My mum caught the end of a radio show, yesterday, where they mentioned five words that, when included in your active vocabulary, make a huge difference to how learned you sound. She only heard the last three... The words she heard were: seldom (with a note to avoid "never"), microcosm, and discourse.<br> <br> I can't work out which radio station she would have heard it on (we're in Australia; it was around 4-6 pm, and I've checked the ABC website).<br> <br> Can anyone help make Mum sound more learned? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.101880 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:12:17 -0800 discourse impressive microcosm radio seldom strangersdissingmymoms vocab vocabulary words surenoproblem http://ask.metafilter.com/27936/How%2Ddo%2Dyou%2Dimpress%2Dyour%2Ddinner%2Dguests Dinner Parties! I'm looking for impressive recipes. How did you last knock your guests' socks off? A few minor restrictions and links to previous great threads inside. My ideal dinner party recipes would involve minimal last minute rushing around, so while simple-yet-elegant dishes like seared fish or sauteed chicken breasts would seem like a good plan, in fact they are a pain if you have six or eight guests. But I also want dishes that look good. The last time I had people over I made a traditional coq au vin, which was insanely good and involved no last minute work at all, but didn't look very pretty no matter how much parsley I sprinkled.<br> I found great ideas in previous answers about <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/11893">starters and puddings</a>, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/16325">chipotle dishes</a>, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/17079">ginger recipes</a>, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/24010">Seattle fish recipes</a>, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/7450">special dinners for two</a>, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/10524">favorite recipes to impress</a>, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/13254">Christmas dinner for grandparents</a> and <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/21107">vegetarian entertaining.</a> Looking for more - how did you last make your guests ooh and ahh without spending all evening in the kitchen instead of having cocktails with them? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.27936 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:06:28 -0800 dinner dinnerparty entertaining food guests impressive menu menus party recipe recipes CunningLinguist