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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (2212)4/22/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: DizzyG  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4128
 
Janice, don't you wish you had a nickel for every MTEI shareholder who wrote this same drivel to you!

I wish I had a nickel for every moron that uses the word shill incorrectly.

From Kowpoke's post:
NEWS FLASH FOR JANICE SHILL (sorry - Shell).......
#reply-9076537

The definition I found for shill is as follows:

Main Entry: shill
Pronunciation: 'shil
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: shill
Date: circa 1914
1 : to act as a shill
2 : to act as a spokesperson or promoter <the eminent Shakespearean producer, director, actor and star... is now shilling for a brokerage house -- Andy Rooney>
m-w.com

Main Entry: shill
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps short for shillaber, of unknown origin
Date: circa 1916
1 : one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler); also : one who makes a sales pitch
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Diz-