She has a different cast

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is "She has a different cast" correct?

 

[MikeNewYork]

It could be. Can we have some context?

 

[Untaught88]

My mother hasn't approved of her because she has a different cast.

 

[emsr2d2]

What do you mean by "cast"?

 

[Tarheel]

My mother hasn't approved of her because she has a different cast.

That sentence could be changed so that it makes sense.

 

[MikeNewYork]

My mother hasn't approved of her because she has a different cast.

Is it possible that you are referring to a "different caste"?

 

[Rover_KE]

If not, which of the following do you mean:

• the act of casting or throwing
• 
  Also called: casting something that is shed, dropped, or egested, such as the coil of earth left by an earthworm
• another name for pellet
• the distance an object is or may be thrown
• a throw at dice
• the resulting number shown
• the act or an instance of casting
• the wide sweep made by a sheepdog to get behind a flock of sheep or by a hunting dog in search of a scent
• the actors in a play collectively
• (as modifier): a cast list
• an object made of metal, glass, etc, that has been shaped in a molten state by being poured or pressed into a mould
• the mould used to shape such an object
• form or appearance
• sort, kind, or style
• a fixed twist or defect, esp in the eye
• a distortion of shape
• a rigid encircling casing, often made of plaster of Paris, for immobilizing broken bones while they heal
• a slight tinge or trace, as of colour
• fortune or a stroke of fate

(Collins)

 

[bhaisahab]

She is from a different caste.

 

[emsr2d2]

Untaught888, would you care to chime in here and answer our multiple questions about your post?

 

[Tarheel]

Now here's something that makes sense. (Thanks, Mike.) Perhaps:

My mother doesn't approve of her because she's from a different caste.

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[MikeNewYork]

That's the only way I could make sense of it.

 

[Untaught88]

I'm sorry for the late reply. I made a typo. It was "caste".

She's from a different caste.
Is "She has a different caste" incorrect?

 

[MikeNewYork]

As far as I know, "She has a different caste" is incorrect. But I am not an expert on "castes".

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm no expert either but I find "She is from/of a different caste" much more natural.

 

[bhaisahab]

That's the only way I could make sense of it.

It is the only way to make sense of it. I understood immediately what the OP wanted to say.

 

[emsr2d2]

I suspected it was a typo of "caste" but I was hoping the OP would spot the error and correct it.