> I spent $600 on this dude This one sounds alright, to my ESL ears. The rule it seems to me is you have to be pointing at the thing or making a clear referen

> I spent $600 on this dude This one sounds alright, to my ESL ears. The rule it seems to me is you have to be pointing at the thing or making a clear reference to it. This dude right here is okay, some dude you own, while talking about some offscreen object, much weirder.