Posted on 08/02/2004 8:52:03 AM PDT by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
cajole \kuh-JOAL\ verb
1. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance; coax *
2. to deceive with soothing words or false promises
Example sentence:
Peter's friends cajoled him into coming to the party even though he was not in the mood to go.
Etymology: Did you know?
You might not think to associate "cajole" with "cage," but it's likely that these two words are connected. Researchers have made an association between the prattle of a caged bird and the persistent wheedling of a person attempting to get something out of someone else. "Cajole" comes from a French verb, "cajoler," which now means "coax" but at one time meant "to chatter like a jay." Some etymologists theorize that "cajoler" is from "gaiole," an Old North French word meaning "birdcage" and ancestor to our word "jail." "Gaiole" derives from a Late Latin word, "caveola," which means "little cage" and is the diminutive of the Latin "cavea" ("cage" or "cavity"). Our word "cage" derives from this noun, and "cave" is a close relative.
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The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Hell, I'm not eating it and I'm cooking it! I don't know why, but I've hated sauerkraut for as long as I can remember...
Same here. That stuff is rotten!
Hubby brought home Chinese........
Pork with garlic sauce, dumplings, spring rolls and shrimp lomein!!!
For years sauerkraut was the ONLY way I would even dream of eating cabbage.
I like that-I think I can elaborate on it-
Beeber(verb) pronounced bee'bir: 2. To make or imitate the call of the African Beeber bird.
Beeber (noun) derogatory term used to describe a small, hyperactive person thought to be of small intelligence (bird brained).
Next?
Works for me!!!!!!
I'm sitting here staring and the sheets of rain coming down outside the window knowing I have a 25 miles drive to take Jax to soccer and don't know if I should even attempt it.........radar doesn't look to promising either.
Oh, joy-I'd be tempted to sit it out, too-I hate to drive in the rain. I've got a bid to do west of SA, and since it is within 12 miles of so of Lackland, I may as well do the PX and commissary run-but at least the weather is mostly clear.
not raining currently but it rained overnight and looks threatening. guess we will shop today.
did you see that the K of C has NOT invited F'in to speak at their convention? that is a good thing.
Beeber(verb) 3. Reacting to the sound or call of the beeber by reaching for one's hip, even when naked.
See also: Beeber stuning
Cool.
It's the only way I won't eat cabbage.
so, did you get the souvs yesterday or not???
I kinda liked the idea of him in the middle of so many guys with swords
yeah, but he would make a manly man campaign ad out of it, which would irk me like the one they are currently showing on Fox.
And guess what my alma mater isn't ever getting a penny in contributions from me because they have gone lavender.
Unless one of the requirements of him speaking was that he wore the feathered cap and the cape of a 4th-Degree Knight. It takes a special brand of drunken Polack to pull that look off correctly; I'm sure Kerry would just look like some pirate's boyfriend ready for a night on the town.
well as xshub says about SU's alumni mag, every page has either a minority, a woman or a fruit pictured on it. Just make sure when they call and ask for cash that you tell them why. SU has stopped calling our house, bc xshub would wax eloquent to those poor suckers placing the call....
Morning! I actually have a few minutes to sit and catch up with you all........... rain in the northeast? Geez....... I think you've had enough don't you?
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