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Dilantoplu Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Monte wouldn’t have come tobe had Charlie not been such a lousy boyfriend

Hi, I'm having some problems with this really long and complicated sentence. I could really use some help with it.

Named after jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery, and in honor of his lifelong passion for the art form, Monte wouldn’t have come tobe had Charlie not been such a lousy boyfriend.

Charlie is the owner of Monte, which is a dog. Especially the second part, after "Monte wouldn't.." is really confusing for me. If someone could tell me what this means, I'd be really happy.

Thanks in advance,
Dilan.
  

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Th dog derives its name from jazz guitar great Wes (Monte) Montgomery. The dog is named Monte in honour of Montgomery's lifelong passion for the jazz art form. The dog would not exist if Charlie had not been such a lousy boyfriend.

— Clive

  • Th dog derives its name from jazz guitar great Wes (Monte) Montgomery.
  • The dog is named Monte in honour of Montgomery's lifelong passion for the jazz art form.
  • The dog would not exist if Charlie had not been such a lousy boyfriend.
  • Monte wouldn’t have come to be This may mean the dog would not be alive.
  • But it probably just means that Charlie would not have had a dog.
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Th dog derives its name from jazz guitar great Wes (Monte) Montgomery.

The dog is named Monte in honour of Montgomery's lifelong passion for the jazz art form.

The dog would not exist if Charlie had not been such a lousy boyfriend.

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Thank you so much, the "had" before Charlie, was the one that makes it harder.

Now everything is clear.

Thanks again,
Dilan
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