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  1. grammaticality - Can "casted" be the past tense of "cast"? - English ...

    Dec 17, 2012 · The Oxford English Dictionary records casted as being used as the past tense of cast from the Middle English period to the sixteenth century. The latest citation showing its use …

  2. Is someone "casted" or "cast" in a film role? [duplicate]

    Feb 13, 2018 · "In current usage, however, casted is gaining ground, especially where cast means either (1) to assemble actors for a performance, or (2) to throw out bait and/or a lure on …

  3. Past tense of “to cast” in the programming sense

    I would personally use ‘casted’ in the sense of casting someone for a play, or of putting a cast on someone (“They casted him for the role” and “Her leg was casted”), but when coding, I would …

  4. Difference between 'voting' and 'casting a vote'

    Nov 8, 2017 · It seems to me that the question is a valid one. I was going to suggest that there was no difference in meaning when describing the action of an individual, but "voting" may …

  5. american english - What are ways to describe when someone …

    Aug 1, 2022 · I usually use something along the lines of blatantly saying "He gave a curious look/shot a curious glance." However, does anyone know ways to describe someone …

  6. Term for one brother–sister pair marrying another?

    While translating a book on the aboriginal people of northwest India, I came across a tradition of marriages, where one brother–sister pair were married to another brother–sister pair, as well …

  7. word choice - What do you call the thing you get at the hospital …

    When you break your leg or any of your appendages you get a binding, you know, the white thing to fix your arm or leg. What is that called? I find the words gypsum, cast and plastery in the dict...

  8. offensive language - Is the term "halfcast" racist? - English …

    The word is half-caste: half-caste noun : a person of mixed racial or cultural descent : HALF-BREED adjective : of the rank of or relating to a half-caste Many dictionaries flag half-caste as …

  9. single word requests - English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日 ...

    Jun 27, 2014 · Is there an English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日), which means the sunshine filtering through the leaves of a tree (or trees)? It is made up of three kanji and the hiragana …

  10. A figure of speech to illustrate the irreversibility of an action

    May 2, 2016 · I'm looking for a good figure of speech to suggest that something is irreversible. It would be used in the following context: "I'm sorry, dear, but you said you hate her loud and …