> >> Excuse me, but 'forecasted'???? Is this acceptable in the US?
> >??? My dictionary does not have a problem with either their spelling or
> >usage of "forecasted".
>
> You mean he wrongly casted aspersions? Or have you casted a stone back
> wrongistically?
> (`Cast' *is* the past tense of `cast' in English, although perhaps not in
> American.)
"Cast" is past tense in American as well, and always has been. Likewise
"forecast". "Forecasted" was in fact a British usage, but has fallen out
of use there as well (as have others like "fitted", "lighted"). American
cultural imperialism invades the Empire: most Brits are even using
"jail" and "connection" these days.
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