 Another example of article "a" with first names
Here's another example, this one is different and makes a lot more sense now:
"Patrolling officer Jones arrested a man who said that his name was George Bush. After searching through the city's database, the officer discovered a George Bush with outstanding arrest warrants."
Clearly, "a" in this example is similar, if not identical, to the use of "one" in similar context, e.g., "discovered one George Bush with outstanding warrants," meaning "some guy whose name happens to be George Bush."
But I am still perplexed about the use of "a" in my Hermione example above... |