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 Message 3789 
 alexander koryagin to Dallas Hinton 
 Where does the comma go? 
 06 Dec 21 09:06:07 
 
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Hi, Dallas Hinton!
I read your message from 02.12.2021 12:46

  DH> A well-known Christmas carol titled "God Rest Ye Merry,
  DH> Gentlemen" has been parodied on Twitter. Give that we're
  DH> studying English, you might enjoy this. Please be sure to view
  DH> it as a video, not just an audio track, as the displayed text
  DH> is important. The link is
  DH> https://twitter.com/RamsesThePigeon/status/1466168057676578818?s=20 I
  DH> hope you'll be able to view this, and enjoy!!

IMHO, the main problem is not in commas but in some English verbs that 
can be translated in great variety of ways. ;-)

Bye, Dallas!
Alexander Koryagin
fido.english_tutor 2021
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