English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
COAX, COERCE, COARSE
To coax is to persuade a person or people to do something. The word is pronounced like the shortened form of coca-cola which is pluralised, “cokes”.
They were coaxed into doing those boring works. ✔️
To coerce is to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
My dad doesn’t coerce his children to do anything. ✔️
Coarse is an adjective which means to be rough and harsh in texture or to be rude and vulgar as a person. It is pronounced just as “course”:
Everyone knows he is coarse. ✔️
A coarse person will always prefer to coerce people rather than coax them.
GAB
