Hair-raising time?
<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="hair">hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span>’, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="time">time</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Hair">Hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="scary">scary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> <span word="bumps">bumps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spine">spine</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="Poole">Poole</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jekyll">Jekyll</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="butler">butler</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hyde">Hyde</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Strange">Strange</span> <span word="Case">Case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jekyll">Jekyll</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hyde">Hyde</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Stevenson">Stevenson</span>):</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="quills">quills</span>.”</p><p><span word="Quills">Quills</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="porcupine">porcupine</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Poole">Poole</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scared">scared</span>, <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="scared">scared</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scary">scary</span>, <span word="frightening">frightening</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="context">context</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="time">time</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="Hair">Hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="time">time</span>?” <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>-<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="checked">checked</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> (<span word="Jobs">Jobs</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Crisis">Crisis</span> <span word="Continues">Continues</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Cassidy">Cassidy</span>, <span word="NewYorker">NewYorker</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 7, 2011):</p><p>• 4.4 <span word="million">million</span>—<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> “<span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>” <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10.7 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>.</p>
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