It's my birthday, and I'll cast if I want to...
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@propensive Happy birthday! (casting?)
@alexiswellwood Casting: Like if you pretend an ambitransitive verb is transitive because you [think you] know better than the model; maybe.
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@propensive Ha! In such cases, we pretend we've actually got two (better-behaved) verbs on our hands, and hope no one asks any questions -
@alexiswellwood Ah, but that's pattern matching, a much safer alternative (sometimes) to casting! - Show replies
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