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• recast — [rē kast′, rēkäst′; ] for n. [ rē′kast΄, rē′käst΄] vt. recast, recasting 1. to cast again or anew 2. to improve the form of by redoing; reconstruct [to recast a sentence] 3. to calculate or count again 4. a) …   English World dictionary

• recast — recaster, n. v. /ree kast , kahst /; n. /ree kast , kahst /, v., recast, recasting, n. v.t. 1. to cast again or anew. 2. to form, fashion, or arrange again. 3. to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, document, sentence, etc.). 4. to supply (a …   Universalium

• recast — verb (t) /ˌriˈkast/ (say .ree kahst) (recast, recasting) 1. to cast again or anew. 2. to provide a new or altered cast for (a play, etc.). 3. to form, fashion, or arrange again. 4. to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, a document, a… …  

• recast — re•cast v. [[t]riˈkæst, ˈkɑst[/t]] n. [[t]ˈriˌkæst, ˌkɑst[/t]] v. cast, cast•ing, n. 1) to cast again or anew 2) to form, fashion, or arrange again 3) to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, sentence, etc.) 4) sbz to provide (a play, role,… …   From formal English to slang

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style — This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia s Manual of Style. Use common sense in applying it; it will have occasional exceptions. Please ensure that any edits to this page reflect consensus. Shortcuts …   Wikipedia

• number —    Errors of number the failure to maintain agreement between the subject and verb in a sentence are probably the most common grammatical fault in English and often the least excusable. In a language where so much is so complicated, the rule is… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers — Shortcuts: WP:MOSNUM WP:DATE MOS:NUM This page is part of the Ma …   Wikipedia

• dangling modifiers —    are one of the more complicated and disagreeable aspects of English usage, but at least they provide some compensation by being frequently amusing. Every authority has a stock of illustrative howlers. Fowler, for instance, gives us Handing me… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• like — verb. I should like is normal in BrE and I would like in other varieties, although in practice the contracted form I d like is common, especially in speech. These forms are followed either by a to infinitive (I should like to come too) or by an… …   Modern English usage

• agreement — 1. Grammatical agreement (also called concord) is the correct relation to each other of different parts of a sentence, so that (for example) the form of the verb corresponds to its subject (The house was small, and its walls were painted white),… …   Modern English usage

• they — (thā) pron. 1) Used to refer to the ones previously mentioned or implied. 2) Usage Problem Used to refer to the one previously mentioned or implied, especially as a substitute for generic he: »Every person has rights under the law, but they don t …   Word Histories