if you know how to use zo and ask, you already know the answer.
For every magic word, the interaction with all other magic words is defined. This table covers all interactions of zo+word, where word is all magic words, both alone and within their 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. | *controversial | |
| zo zo bu | any-word bu | zo binds with zo, bu binds with zo zo, creating the {zo zo} letteral. | *controversial | |
| 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 [ungrammatical] | zo binds with lo'u, leavig le'u, which is ungrammatical | *controversial | |
| 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 | *controversial | |
| si | zo si | any-word | zo binds with si | |
| su | zo su | any-word | zo binds with su | |
| zei | ... | |||
| zo | zo | [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 [ungrammatical] | the first zo binds with the second zo, while the third zo has nothing to bind to, making it ungrammatical. | *controversial | |
| zoi | zo zoi | any-word | zo binds with zoi | |
| zo zoi broda broda | any-word brivla brivla | zo binds with zoi, leaving broda broda | *controversial | |
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 argument that the meaning of zo is lost before bu binds.
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.