I don't like this since I prefer using adjective for conversions/casts, i.e. I'd like (int x) to mean "x considered as integer". If you mix the two conventions

I don't like this since I prefer using adjective for conversions/casts, i.e. I'd like (int x) to mean "x considered as integer". If you mix the two conventions (like you seem to suggest with your last paragraph) then it just becomes ambiguous.