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zo is the only word in selma'o ZO.  zo quotes a single Lojban word.  zo is one of the [[jbocre: Magic Words|Magic Words]].
.i go do nunpreti zo zo gi do djuno lo du'u pilno zo zo
===  Interaction with other Magic Words ===
For every magic word, the interaction with all other magic words is defined.  This table covers all interactions of zo+word, where word is any of the magic words, both alone and within their own grammatical contexts.
|| bu  | zo bu    | any-word | zo binds with bu, rather than bu binding with zo    |
| zo .ybu  | any-word | zo binds with .ybu | *controversial
| zo .abu  | any-word bu | zo binds with .a, bu binds with zo .a, creating the {zo a} letteral. |
| zo zo bu | any-word bu | zo binds with zo, bu binds with zo zo, creating the {zo zo} letteral. |
fa'o | zo fa'o  | any-word | zo binds with fa'o |
lo'u | zo lo'u  | any-word | zo binds with lo'u |
| zo lo'u le'u | any-word [[jbocre: ungrammatical|ungrammatical]] | zo binds with lo'u, leaving le'u, which is ungrammatical |
le'u | zo le'u  | any-word | zo binds with le'u |
sa  | zo sa    | any-word | zo binds with sa |
| zo sa broda | any-word brivla | zo binds with sa, leaving broda |
si  | zo si    | any-word | zo binds with si |
| zo si si | nil      | zo binds with the first si, creating any-word.  The second si erases the any-word. |
su  | zo su    | any-word | zo binds with su |
zei  | zo zei  | any-word | zo binds with zei |
| zo broda zei brode | ZEI-brivla | zo binds with broda, and zei binds with {zo broda} and {brode}. |
| broda zei zo brode | ZEI-brivla brode | zei binds with broda and zo, which is followed by brode | *controversial
zo  | zo      | [[jbocre: ungrammatical|ungrammatical]] | zo must have another word to quote.
| zo zo    | any-word | the first zo binds with the second zo |
| zo zo zo | any-word [[jbocre: ungrammatical|ungrammatical]] | the first zo binds with the second zo, while the third zo has nothing to bind to, making it ungrammatical. |
zoi  | zo zoi  | any-word | zo binds with zoi |
| zo zoi broda broda | any-word brivla brivla | zo binds with zoi, leaving broda broda ||
===  Questions about interaction with other Magic Words ===
'''Q''': in {zo bu}, zo binds with bu.  How do I make bu bind with zo to create a zo letteral?
'''A''': {zo zo bu} is the closest approximation, though you could argue that the meaning of zo is lost before bu binds.
'''Q''': Why is {zo .abu} [jbocre: zo a) bu)?  Wouldn't it make sense to allow zo to quote selma'o BY?
'''A''': While this simple case look compelling, {bu} can also be used on lo'u ... le'u quotes.  That means you could get bu phrases that are quite lengthy: {lo'u broda brode brodi brodo brodu le'u bu}.  One of the appealing attributes of {zo} is the speed and simplicity it offers for quoting single words.  If {zo} could quote {bu}, the listener would have to wait until the end of this statement: {zo lo'u broda le'u bu} to realize that more than one word (i.e., a pseudo-word) was being quoted.  By not allowing pseudo-words to be quoted with {zo}, the listener is relieved of the burden of waiting for a pseudo-word to be fully spoken.
'''Q''': in {za sa}, zo binds with sa.  How do I restart my zo utterance with sa?
'''A''': You must complete the zo quote and then erase the created pseudo-word: {zo broda sa zo brode}.  {sa zo} erases the pseudo-word {zo broda} and replaces it with {zo}, after which the next word will be quoted.  {zo broda sa zo brode} is the same as {zo brode}.
'''Q''': in {zo si}, zo binds with si.  How do I erase zo with si?
'''A''': You must complete the zo quote and then erase the created pseudo-word: {zo si si}.  Note that you can quote any word with zo, {zo broda si} has the same effect.
'''Q''': {zo zo broda} does not quote {zo broda}.  How do I quote a {zo broda} construct?
'''A''': Use lu ... li'u to quote Lojban text longer than a single word.
===  See Also ===
* [http://dag.github.com/cll/17/4/ LL 17.4 More on quotations: ZO, ZOI]

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