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Smudge777 t1_ixzmoja wrote

Reply to comment by ekimdad in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

Can you explain either:

  • what it is that makes you the authority on English words

Or

  • this: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/casted

?

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ekimdad t1_iy07ule wrote

https://grammarist.com/usage/casted/

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Smudge777 t1_iy0b0pb wrote

Doesn't this support my point?

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ekimdad t1_iy0cz9v wrote

Actually it supports both. The word casted is technically correct circa the 14th century. It is starting to come back, but the common usage is cast. So you're right on a technicality, and I'm correct on common usage. But you know what, at the end of the day it doesn't really matter. You do you.

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