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    What is the difference between a flag being at Half Mast or Half Staff?Are they interchangeable?

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      Half-mast vs. half-staff



      In American English, a flag flown halfway up its flagpole as a symbol of mourning is at half-staff, and a flag flown halfway up a ship’s mast to signal mourning or distress is at half-mast. The distinction does not run deep, though, as the terms are often mixed up, especially in unofficial contexts.


      http://grammarist.com/usage/half-mast-half-staff/


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