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    In the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens which carol upset Scrooge?

    Question #53147. Asked by innsey. (Dec 15 04 8:40 AM)


    TabbyTom

    		"God rest ye merry gentlemen," sung outside his counting-house by a carol-singer on Christmas Eve.

    In my Penguin edition, the words are actually "God bless you, merry gentleman/May nothing you dismay."

    Dec 15 04, 9:07 AM
    RickF

    		The traditional carol is "God rest ye merry, gentlemen". The correct positioning of the comma has a bearing on the sense of the first lines.

    Dec 15 04, 9:26 AM
    philsgirl

    		They should never give a license/ to a man who drives a sleigh/ and plays with elves.

    Dec 15 04, 10:43 AM
    DerekT

    		Rick's comment about the "ubiquitous" comma can be followed up in a very popular book by British authoress, Lynne Truss, called "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" (about pandas).

    It's hilarious and would make a fine Christmas gift for your nit-picker friends.

    Dec 15 04, 12:32 PM

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