Is "stands canceled" Indian English? There are two parts to my question: First, I got a mail from a co-worker saying a meeting that was scheduled "stands canceled". It kind of sounds odd to my ear and I have a feeling it might be Indian English. Is the phrase "stands canceled" used in American / British English too? Second, Are there any other words or phrases that I can use instead of "cancel" to mean "the meeting has been canceled"?

Which of the following sentences is correct and why? I wouldn't worry about they causing any trouble. I wouldn't worry about them causing any trouble. What topic in grammar do I need to study to understand the concept behind it?

Is "divorce" uncountable? I am watching Parks and Recreation and I hear Ron Swanson say "...both marriages ended in divorce". That got me thinking - marriage must be a countable noun and divorce must be uncountable. So I looked up in the dictionary and I found that divorce can be both countable and uncountable. So, when is it countable? And why is it not "...both marriages ended up in divorces"? http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/divorce_1

Can "cheer up" be used only when someone is sad From what I understand, to cheer up means to feel less miserable or less sad. e.g. He was feeling blue because he had a rough day at work, but an unexpected phone call from her cheered him up. But can we use "cheer up" when the subject wasn't feeling miserable in the first place? Say, in the above example, if he hadn't had a rough day and was not feeling blue, could we still have used "cheer up"? If not, what can we use instead? He got home after a typical day at work. An unexpected phone call from her... made him happier? Filled him with joy? brightened up his day?

Do you say "hoist a flag", "fly a flag" or something else? Aug 15 is Independence Day in India. We don't have fireworks but they hoist flags. So I was wondering whether "hoisting a flag" is standard English or Indian English. What do you call the action of putting up a flag on the pole? Is there any difference in American English and British English?

The meaning of "weigh up" in American English British English dictionaries define "weigh up" as "carefully assess someone or something" or something to that effect. But American English dictionaries don't have an entry for that phrasal verb. Do you (if you are American) use, or have you heard anyone from the States use that phrase?

"Pro bono" and "anachronism" - are they too highfalutin for everyday use? I was watching the Colbert Report the other day and a guest used the terms "pro bono" and "anachronistic". Steve jokingly asked her to explain their meanings. It got me thinking - do those terms sound too pretentious to be used in everyday conversations. That's the question I want to pose to the native English speakers - do they? I am interested in seeing whether there is a difference between American English and British English since the former tends to be a bit more informal than the latter.

What's the American pronunciation of "clashed" and "outclassed"? My question is specific to the pronunciation of the "d" at the end of the words. I know that after a voiceless consonant (except for t), the "d" at the end of a verb is pronounced with a "t" sound. e.g. "walked" is pronounced as "walkt". So I am guessing "clashed" and "outclassed" are pronounced as "clasht" and "outclasst" respectively. Is my guess correct? I would have checked in a dictionary but dictionaries don't contain pronunciations of past tenses. Also, is "pronounced" pronounced as "pronounst"?

Too close for comfort - is it a cliche? I know the meaning of "too close for comfort", because I have already looked up the meaning. But one of the dictionaries I referred to says that it is a cliche. Is it really a cliche? Do you use it or have you heard anyone use it seriously and not just for humor? PS: Sometimes I use cliches to elicit humor, for example: Coffee isn't my cup of tea. If "too close for comfort" is a cliche, then I won't use it except for humor.