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Word of the Day: Half-mast
Sometimes, you may notice that a flag is only halfway up a flagpole.
If you do see this, it means the flag is flying at half-mast, and it’s a sign of respect for someone who has died.
There are many rules regarding flying a flag at half-mast, and these rules are probably different for each country.
In Canada, if the Queen of England, who is also the Queen of Canada, or the current Prime Minister were to die, then the flag would be flown at half-mast.
There are other occasions, such as November 11th (a special day to remember the end of the First World War and all soldiers who have died serving Canada.)
If you are interested, you can see the Canadian rules for flying flags at half-mast here.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 68.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.
