I wouldn't quite call it casting. This may help:
DECLARE @Table TABLE (RowID int, RowValue varchar(10))
INSERT INTO @Table
SELECT 1, 'Mister' UNION ALL
SELECT 2, 'Senior'
SELECT REPLACE(RowValue,'Mister','Mr') FROM @Table
John Rowan
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