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It uses threats and cajolery to promote its own worldview
This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.
That seems a distant memory as industry officials descend on Detroit in the coming days for what will be a smaller, far more downbeat North American International Auto Show after U.S. vehicle sales ended 2008 at a 16-year low with even the once-unstoppable Japanese recording sharp declines.
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| "As a courtier he was without compare. His manipulation of the queen and (partly through her) of the king was a consummate mixture of flattery, cajolery, and bullying" Cajolery definition, persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing. |
compare (CONSIDER SIMILARITIES)
verb [T]
1 to judge, suggest or consider that something is similar or of equal quality to something else:
The poet compares his lover's tongue to a razor blade.
Still only twenty-five, she has been compared to the greatest dancer of all time.
People have compared me to Elizabeth Taylor.
You can't compare the two cities - they're totally different.
2 does not compare If something or someone does not compare with something or someone else, the second thing is very much better than the first:
Instant coffee just doesn't compare with freshly ground coffee.
3 compare favourably If something compares favourably with something else, it is better than it:
The hotel certainly compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year.
compare
noun LITERARY
beyond compare so good that everyone or everything else is of worse quality:
Her beauty is beyond compare.
comparable
adjective
similar in size, amount or quality to something else:
The girls are of comparable ages.
Our prices are comparable to/with those in other shops.
The two experiences aren't comparable.
comparably
adverb
comparably priced tickets
comparison
noun [C or U]
when something is considered similar or of equal quality to something else:
She drew a comparison between life in the army and life in prison.
To my mind there's no comparison between the two restaurants (= one is much better than the other).
He's a good writer but he doesn't bear/stand comparison with Shakespeare (= he is not nearly as good as Shakespeare).
distance (SPACE)
noun [C or U]
the amount of space between two places:
What's the distance between Madrid and Barcelona/from Madrid to Barcelona?
He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day.
Does she live within walking distance of her parents?
distant
adjective
far away:
a distant country
She could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.
distantly
adverb
far away:
He heard, distantly, the sound of the sea.
They're distantly related.
noun [S or U]
behaviour that shows little interest or friendliness:
I noticed a certain distance between father and son.
distant
adjective
describes someone who does not show much emotion and is not friendly:
She seemed cold and distant.
distantly
adverb
in an unfriendly way, showing no emotion:
Sam smiled, distantly.
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