Heads up?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="up">up</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>”: “<span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="series">series</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="alerting">alerting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="up">up</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="out">out</span>” (<span word="for">for</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>). <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="Discovery">Discovery</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="documentaries">documentaries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="mongooses">mongooses</span> <span word="forage">forage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="heads">heads</span>-<span word="up">up</span>” <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="mongooses">mongooses</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="watchman">watchman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="predators">predators</span> <span word="lurking">lurking</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="near">near</span>. <span word="Mongooses">Mongooses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="leaner">leaner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="afield">afield</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="abruptly">abruptly</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mongoose">mongoose</span> <span word="sentinel">sentinel</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="Discovery">Discovery</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="documentaries">documentaries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Insofar">Insofar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="graffiti">graffiti</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margins">margins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classmate">classmate</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="whisper">whisper</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>: “<span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="up">up</span>! <span word="Teacher">Teacher</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>.”</p>
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