Difference between 'voting' and 'casting a vote'
2017年11月8日 · "Voting" is a form of the simplex verb to vote. Beside the vast number of simplex verbs there is another vast number of compound verbs and still another vast number for which …
grammaticality - Can "casted" be the past tense of "cast"? - English ...
2012年12月17日 · Cast Operator: (programming) A type cast provides a method for explicit conversion of the type of an object in a specific situation. v. cast, casted; An orthopedic cast, …
Is someone "casted" or "cast" in a film role? [duplicate]
2018年2月13日 · That grammarist quote is part of the discussion of the linked question. The NOW corpus shows over 1000 hits for casted, most in the theatrical sense, but also casted a vote, …
How is the singular noun "vote" used compared to the plural …
2022年3月25日 · The Recall of any elected official is made available on petition of 10 percent of vote cast for mayor at the preceding election. (" The Nation-Wide Movement for Municipal …
Origin of "Every dollar you spend is a political act"?
2015年3月26日 · “Every dollar you spend . . . or don't spend . . . is a vote you cast for the world you want.” By L.N. Smith in his book Sunrise over Disney (2011) There also a similar quote by …
Is "mother tongue" exactly the same as "native language"?
Feel free to cast your up-vote. (: – Gil. Commented Jan 22, 2014 at 1:19. Add a comment | 6
What is the difference between "vice" and "deputy"?
2016年9月1日 · For example, the Vice President of the United States has the power to cast the deciding vote when the Senate is evenly divided; that power is bestowed on the Vice President …
Election or Elections? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
He won the election: He obtained, by majority vote, the position he was seeking. He won the elections: He now has multiple jobs having run for, and obtained by majority vote, more than …
find vs find out - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
When I cast my vote earlier, I was pretty sure this exact different had already been asked on ELL, but I've just had a good look and I can't find any earlier "duplicate" questions (note that out …
Where did the "odd" in "N odd years" come from?
Etymonline says that originally, in Old Norse, the odda-maðr, or odd man, was the one who cast the deciding vote. So the meaning "unpaired" seems to have been first. So the meaning …