Jealousy and envy, disinterested and uninterested, and hors d'oeuvres and appetizers are often used interchangeably, but carry different meanings. While some linguistic delineations are clearcut, the ...

Is there a difference between appetizers and hors d’oeuvres? Some of us were sitting around watching a game and eating some stuff, and someone said an appetizer has to be eaten on a plate at a table.

Any dinner party worth talking about is going to have small bites to nibble on in between conversations. Sometimes platters of deviled eggs and crudites are laid out on the table, ripe for the taking, ...