I also request the people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon period.
我也要求美国人民在自己的住所依上午传统降半旗。
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In early period, there were no half-measures: usage was either right or wrong, and it was the task of the grammarian not simply to record alternatives, but to pronounce judgement upon them.