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But then we have "I was cleaning house and found Kevin." too. Both "a Kevin" and "the Kevin" would feel weird, especially "the Kevin". One might do it on purpo

by burfog 8y ago

But then we have "I was cleaning house and found Kevin." too. Both "a Kevin" and "the Kevin" would feel weird, especially "the Kevin". One might do it on purpose as a sort of joke, implying that Kevin is an ordinary inanimate object. More oddness is that "cleaning up" doesn't involve an "up".

Declanomous 8y ago
"You'll never guess who I saw?" "Who?" "Elvis" "Elvis? The Elvis or a Elvis?" "The Elvis" The doesn't imply someone is inanimate, it just means that they are a specific one.