Talk:shilling

"shilling" is used in more recent times (2010s +) in the sense of "shilling a product" or "shilling a region" (both in a positive sense). I've heard it as "I'm always shilling Colorado." in a talk at a conference. No, I don't have a source handy. But the word is used in this way in the circles of technical startup people I know. Was surprised to not find any verb form provided here; so thought I should at least leave a mention of this modern usage. N2e (talk) 00:05, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

@N2e: We already have it at Etymology 2 as an inflected-form entry. The main entry is shill. Chuck Entz (talk) 00:56, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, Chuck.

I guess I just don't know enough about the esoteric terms of language to have groked that from the entry. I don't know what either a "present participle" or "gerund' is. So, as a regular audience reader of Wiktionary I'm looking for a sense, described in English for the general reader, that explicitly explains shilling. And I'm just not seeing it.

But I do accept that my formal training in grammar was poor back in elementary & junior high school; so maybe Wiktionary isn't really written for someone with my deficiencies in education of gerunds and participles. I'm not complaining. I can accept that outcome if that is how it must be. It's just that, usually, I've found Wiktionary to be quite useful to someone of my limited skill in the details of English grammar. Ditto with "inflected form entry"; just total Greek to me. —— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ N2e (talk) 04:12, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply