GW Suggestions
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:32 pm
by David McWethy
IOU; shill/shilling
Re: GW Suggestions
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:18 am
by Slava
Shill and shilling (the coin) don't appear to be related. Unless someone has figured out where the idea of shill came from.
What does the IOU mean? Apart from the obvious, that is.
Re: GW Suggestions
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:31 pm
by David McWethy
Yes, the obvious meaning of IOU is, well, obvious. My curiosity is whether there's a story behind it, such as with OK/"oll korrekt". Did it just spring, full blown, from the head of Zeus or is it found in writings of the 1500s?
Idle curiosity, that's all.