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Impressive leans towards skill, amazing leans towards luck. In that context anyway. *NM* Wibble Send a noteboard - 27/02/2010 11:48:04 AM
For instance:

That was an impressive shot he made.

That was an amazing shot he made.

I am asking for a reason.

Thank you for answering.

:)
Tash
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Semantics - How interchangeableable are the words "impressive" and "amazing" to you? Tashmere - 27/02/2010 12:10:40 AM 660 Views
Not very. Rebekah - 27/02/2010 12:15:40 AM 480 Views
I would say that amazing feels much stronger to me. jh - 27/02/2010 12:16:52 AM 464 Views
It's funny how we have the same disclaimer but totally different answers. *NM* Legolas - 27/02/2010 12:18:53 AM 205 Views
Perhaps. Looking at your answer though... jh - 27/02/2010 12:22:49 AM 482 Views
Not really all that much. Legolas - 27/02/2010 12:18:10 AM 504 Views
not at all... damookster - 27/02/2010 12:21:57 AM 511 Views
I think your wisdom is amazing! *NM* everynametaken - 27/02/2010 02:24:35 AM 198 Views
Would Darth Vader use Amazing? Roland00 - 27/02/2010 12:38:07 AM 495 Views
Not much and "amazing" is way overused. everynametaken - 27/02/2010 02:24:00 AM 481 Views
Impressive leans towards skill, amazing leans towards luck. In that context anyway. *NM* Wibble - 27/02/2010 11:48:04 AM 180 Views
"Impressive" is more anthropic and deliberate... JasonD - 28/02/2010 10:28:58 PM 521 Views
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