fa'o is the only word in selma'o FAhO. fa'o unconditionally terminates an utterance. fa'o is one of the Magic Words.
Interaction with other Magic Words
For every magic word, the interaction with all other magic words is defined. This table covers all interactions of fa'o+word, where word is any of the magic words, both alone and within their own grammatical contexts.
| bu | fa'o bu | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring bu | |
| fa'o .ybu | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring .ybu | ||
| fa'o .abu | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring .abu | ||
| fa'o | fa'o | fa'o | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring bu | |
| fa'o fa'o | fa'o [text] | the first fa'o terminates the text, ignoring the second fa'o | ||
| lo'u | fa'o lo'u | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring lo'u | |
| fa'o lo'u le'u | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {lo'u le'u} | ||
| le'u | fa'o le'u | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring le'e | |
| sa | fa'o sa | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring sa | |
| fa'o sa fa'o | fa'o [text] | the first fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {sa fa'o} | ||
| fa'o oa broda | fa'o [text] | the first fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {sa broda} | ||
| si | fa'o si | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring si | |
| fa'o si si | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {si si} | ||
| su | fa'o su | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring su | |
| zei | fa'o zei | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring zei | |
| fa'o zei broda | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {zei broda} | ||
| broda zei fa'o | zei-BRIVLA | zei binds with broda and fa'o, creating a zei-BRIVLA | *controversial | |
| fa'o broda zei brode | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {broda zei brode} | ||
| zo | fa'o zo | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring zo | |
| fa'o zo broda | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {zo broda} | ||
| zoi | fa'o zoi | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring zoi | |
| fa'o zoi .gy. | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {zoi .gy.} |
| fa'o zoi .gy. .gy. | fa'o [text] | fa'o terminates the text, ignoring {zoi .gy. .gy.} ||
Questions about interaction with other Magic Words
Q: in {fa'o bu}, fa'o ignores bu. How do I make bu bind with fa'o to create a fa'o letteral?
A: If you're trying to express the concept of "terminal letter," you can use {fanmo bu}. You can also quote fa'o with zo and bind that construct to bu: {zo fa'o bu}. You could argue that the meaning of zo is lost before bu binds.
Q: In {fa'o sa}, {fa'o si}, and {fa'o su}, fa'o terminates my utterance. How do I recover from accidentally saying fa'o, since I can't use any erase words?
A: You will need to wait until you're once again given the floor, either by letting another person speak or using a non-verbal communication mechanism to regain the floor. Or, since fa'o binds will all utterances to the right of it, you could keep speaking indefinitely. Your utterances (verbal and non-verbal) would properly be ignored, however.
Q: seriously zei?
A: I'm fixing it.
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