{"id":2423,"date":"2023-12-18T04:36:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2024-06-07T20:32:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T02:32:25","slug":"rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\/","title":{"rendered":"rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: what his epic transformation from outcast to hero reveals about the other reindeer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the christmas carol <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>rudolph the red-nosed reindeer<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>tells the story of\u00a0a transformation from <em><strong>outcast<\/strong> <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rejected-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected <\/a>by society) to hero by the title character. but why was rudolph an <em>outcast<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/in-the-first-place-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the first place<\/a>? \u00a0the answer is a cause for embarrassment for the reindeer community&#8211;it was his red nose!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2441\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-pulling-santas-sleigh.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2441\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2441\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-pulling-santas-sleigh-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"reindeer pulling santa's sleigh\" width=\"454\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-pulling-santas-sleigh-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-pulling-santas-sleigh.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">santa&#8217;s sleigh making a landing. that&#8217;s rudolph out front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>according to legend, reindeer are responsible for pulling santa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/sleigh-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>sleigh<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (vehicle used to travel over snow) as he travels around the world delivering toys to children on christmas eve; and according to this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/eponymous-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>eponymous<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(named after) christmas <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/cut-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>cut<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (song), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/nowadays-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>nowadays <\/em><\/strong><\/a>(the current era) rudolph is the most famous reindeer of all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rudolph The Red Nosed Rein Deer-John Denver\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mk0jj_Bpctk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>but it wasn&#8217;t always that way. at :40 in the song, it&#8217;s explained that, because of his red nose<\/p>\n<h4>all of the other reindeer <em>used to laugh<\/em> and <em>call him names<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/used-to-simple-form-of-verb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>used to<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>means <em>it happened in the past but not now<\/em>.\u00a0 to <strong><em>call someone names<\/em><\/strong> means <em>to insult or <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/make-fun-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make fun of<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14474\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"a promo for the rudolph the red-nosed reindeer tv special--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-tv-special.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h5><em>much of what the world knows about rudolph the red-nosed reindeer&#8217;s story is from this <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/beloved-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beloved<\/a> tv special<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>as the song explains at :52, that all changed&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h4>one <em>foggy<\/em> christmas eve<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>foggy<\/strong><\/em> is a weather word. <em>a cloud that is at <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/grinding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ground<\/a>-level<\/em> is <em><strong>fog<\/strong><\/em>. <em>foggy\u00a0<\/em>is the equivalent adjective.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2435\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2435\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"foggy reindeer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/foggy-reindeer-210x140.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>visibility is limited when it&#8217;s foggy (anneruthman.blogspot.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>after rudolph&#8217;s\u00a0red nose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/end-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ends up<\/a> being precisely what santa needed to guide him through\u00a0the <em>fog<\/em>, the other reindeer completely <strong><em>change their tune<\/em><\/strong> (changed how they talked about rudolph). the lyrcis say&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ujudUb WRZytc\">then how the reindeer loved him and they shouted out with <em>glee<\/em>,<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>&#8220;rudolph the red-nosed reindeer you&#8217;ll <em>go down in history<\/em>&#8220;<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>glee<\/em><\/strong> means <em>great happiness<\/em>. \u00a0<em><strong>go down in history<\/strong><\/em> means rudolph <em>will be remembered by future generations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glee-xmas-dvd-e1702589735703.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14468\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glee-xmas-dvd-e1702589735703-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"cover of a very glee christmas dvd--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glee-xmas-dvd-e1702589735703-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/glee-xmas-dvd-e1702589735703.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the cast of glee singing with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">glee<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>u are probably aware that <strong>john denver<\/strong>&#8216;s version of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is one of many. there are other notable renditions by <strong>frank sinatra<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>pal<\/em><\/strong> (friend) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sPCvyJod0WM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>dean martin<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>george clooney<\/strong>&#8216;s aunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CqtbNnuuNwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>rosemary clooney<\/strong><\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3XtCovFQslQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>burl ives<\/strong><\/a>, the voice of the snowman\/narrator in the famous rudolph the red-nosed reindeer tv special,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/burl-ives.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14470\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/burl-ives-300x242.png\" alt=\"burl ives sam the snowman and rudolph the red nosed reindeer --vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/burl-ives-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/burl-ives-768x620.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/burl-ives.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>burl ives with the snowman he created the voice for and the most famous reindeer of all<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>additionally, there are popular versions by the doo-wop group\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0EcAtOSWBNY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the cadillacs<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>beyonce<\/strong>&#8216;s old group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nYRxt0i9g8o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>destiny&#8217;s child<\/strong><\/a> just to name a few. but the vocabulary in the additional lyrics provided by the accompanying kids <strong><em>choir<\/em><\/strong> (backup singers&#8211;pronounced KWYRE) in john denver&#8217;s version make it the best option for this post.<\/p>\n<p>for example at 1:40 in the song we hear that one of the names they <em>used to call<\/em> rudolph was pinocchio. kind of a stupid insult really; pinocchio&#8217;s nose grows when he lies, it isn&#8217;t red. rudolph didn&#8217;t like it <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pinocchio-reindeer.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2432\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2432\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pinocchio-reindeer-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"pinocchio reindeer\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pinocchio-reindeer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/pinocchio-reindeer.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>pinocchio&#8217;s nose problem is bigger than\u00a0rudolph&#8217;s<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>other observations that the kids <em>choir<\/em> makes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rudoph the red-nosed reindeer had a very <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shiny-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>shiny<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (bright) nose<em> like a lightbulb, <\/em>and <em>like a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glowworm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">glow worm<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>they never let poor rudolph play in any reindeer games <em>like monopoly <\/em><\/li>\n<li>rudolph the red-nosed reindeer y<em>ou&#8217;ll go down in history<\/em> <em>like columbus<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14477\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"christopher columbus statue buenavista mexico city--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/christopher-columbert-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/has-beens-homer-bieber-bojack-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">christopher columbus<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">went down in history<\/span>, but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nowadays<\/span> people call him names like invader, oppressor and\u00a0 slaver (wikipedia)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>so the lyrics emphasize rudolph the red-nosed reindeer <em><strong>overcoming<\/strong><\/em> (triumphing over) the prejudice of the other reindeer and becoming a hero. these two <strong>tiktok<\/strong>s focus more on the bad behavior of the reindeer community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7314001695414029574\" data-video-id=\"7314001695414029574\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> visit richyrocks.com &amp; search <a title=\"rudolph\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rudolph?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#rudolph<\/a> for electrifying <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> related to the song\/story of rudolph the red nosed reindeer <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c Flashing Lights - Kanye West\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Flashing-Lights-6927280246459500546?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Flashing Lights &#8211; Kanye West<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>in the above tiktok <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/recall-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>recall<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>appears at :02 and means <em>remember<\/em>. <strong><em>indisputably<\/em><\/strong>, at :07 means everybody agrees. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/however-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>however<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is used at :11 to shift the perspective to the time when rudolph was an <em>outcast<\/em> in his community because of his red nose. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/prior-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>prior to<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (:12) means <em>before<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/clutch-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>clutch<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (:15) means rudolph&#8217;s brilliant performance was <em>at a crucial moment<\/em>, <em>under pressure<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/deliver-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>delivery<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (:16) refers to what santa does every year on christmas eve with toys for kids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santa-and-young-rudolph.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14473\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santa-and-young-rudolph-300x214.png\" alt=\"santa claus talking to a very young rudolph the red-nosed reindeer--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santa-and-young-rudolph-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santa-and-young-rudolph-1024x729.png 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santa-and-young-rudolph-768x547.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/santa-and-young-rudolph.png 1256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>santa saw rudolph&#8217;s potential from an early age. however, he never stopped the other reindeer from ostracizing him.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>peers<\/em><\/strong> are <em>equals<\/em>, <em>other members of your community<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>shithead<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an insult used to call someone <em>stupid<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/awkward-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>awkward<\/em><\/a> or <em>unpopular<\/em>. <strong><em>ostracize<\/em><\/strong> (:38) is <em>exclude<\/em>. <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for<\/span> be<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ing<\/span> different<\/em><\/strong> (:39) is a perfect example of how <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verbs that directly follow prepositions should be in the -ing form<\/a>.\u00a0 and at :40\u00a0 <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even<\/a> santa claus<\/strong><\/em> <em>emphasizes<\/em> that santa claus agreed with the reindeer that rudolph&#8217;s shiny red nose was <strong><em>shameful<\/em><\/strong> (a disgrace)<\/p>\n<p>this tiktok <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/feature-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>features<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (presents, spotlights) me as a reindeer to <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/highlight-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlight<\/a> how <em><strong>fickle<\/strong><\/em> (variable, inconsistent) reindeer behavior is in the rudolph <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/history-vs-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">story<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7313996521081539846\" data-video-id=\"7313996521081539846\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> the other reindeer in the rudolph the red nosed reindeer song\/story were not cool. for awesome related <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> visit richyrocks.com <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"xmas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/xmas?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#xmas<\/a> <a title=\"rudolph\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rudolph?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#rudolph<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c You Don&#039;t Know Me (feat. Duane Harden) - Armand Van Helden\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/You-Don&#039;t-Know-Me-feat-Duane-Harden-6705084978704680962?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c You Don&#8217;t Know Me (feat. Duane Harden) &#8211; Armand Van Helden<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>the text at :07 in the video says that the reindeer <em>ridiculed rudloph relentlessly<\/em>. <strong><em>ridicule<\/em><\/strong> means <em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/make-fun-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make fun of<\/a>.<\/em> \u00a0 the first line that the reindeer in the video speaks is a question that uses <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/present-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a><em><strong> &#x1f449;&#x1f3fc; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">have u seen<\/span> the glowing red nose that rudolph has?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>present perfect is a better option than past tense in this situation because rudolph&#8217;s red nose is a circumstance that has existed for many years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shifty.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14489\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shifty-300x277.png\" alt=\"photo of richyrocks with a shifty look the text in the photo says shifty--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--rudolph the red-nosed reindeer\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shifty-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shifty.png 572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shifty<\/span> reindeer <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spread-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spread<\/a> rumors about rudolph&#8217;s anatomy<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>shifty<\/strong><\/em> appears in graphics at :17 and again at :21. it describes a person who <em>can\u2019t be trusted or is always looking to deceive<\/em> and <em>won&#8217;t look u in the eye<\/em>.\u00a0 <strong><em>tiny<\/em><\/strong> (:22) means <em>small<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/cock-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>cock<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (:24) is another word for <em>penis<\/em>.\u00a0 the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/modal-auxiliary-verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>modal auxiliary verb<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/would-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>would<\/em><\/strong><\/a> represents a hypothetical invitation at :27.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-santa.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14472\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-santa-300x197.png\" alt=\"santa shielding his eyes from rudolph the red-nosed reindeer's shiny nose--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-santa-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-santa-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-santa-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rudolph-santa.png 1256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>even santa was an asshole about rudolph&#8217;s glowing nose. until it saved him one foggy christmas eve<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>at\u00a0 :45 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/should-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>should<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, another <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/modal-auxiliary-verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modal auxiliary verb<\/a>, implies that black reindeer noses are <em>correct<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/epic-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>epic<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (1:12) is a fashionable way to say something is <em>cool<\/em> or <em>really important<\/em>. be careful, there is a tendency to overuse it. and a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/poser-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>poser<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(1:20) is\u00a0<em>someone who pretends to be something they are not.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>this is a good opportunity to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/history-vs-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the difference between <em><strong>story<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>history<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. there is a lot of confusion about this for spanish speakers because the spanish word <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>historia<\/em><\/span> covers both english words. <em>story <\/em>is an <em>anecdote<\/em>. <em>history<\/em> is <em>the study of past events<\/em>. rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is the &lt;em&gt;&lt;span <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">story<\/span> of a christmas hero. as mentioned above, the lyrics conclude that because of rudolph&#8217;s heroics, he made <em>history<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2438 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-threesome.jpe\" alt=\"reindeer threesome\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-threesome.jpe 274w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/reindeer-threesome-210x140.jpe 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>the glee of 3 <\/em><em>reindeer<\/em><em> (NOT 3 reindeers)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>finally, u may have noticed that <em>reindeer<\/em> is almost always an <strong>irregular plural<\/strong> (like fish, sheep and shrimp)<em>. <\/em>in other words, <em>reindeer<\/em> is both singular and plural<em>.\u00a0 <\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>what do u think about rudolph&#8217;s transformation from <em>outcast<\/em> to hero and the reaction of the other reindeer?\u00a0 share your thoughts under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">~merry christmas~\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" 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