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'Lo', that Playboy of the Spanish Language - Learning Spanish, Part 5

At times, learning Spanish makes you feel as if you're in some odd planet where 'lo','le', and 'la' make no sense. You mumble the words hoping that nobody really hears them, and you even cover your mouth pretending to cough. It's enough to make you sneeze and scratch your forehead in utter confusion! Let's check out a little bit of the mysterious world of 'lo'. ¿Tienes el libro?  Sí, lo tengo.   What does the 'lo' refer to? Here 'lo' is being used as a masculine singular direct object pronoun. Do you have the book? Yes, I have it . Here's another example of 'lo' being used as a masculine singular direct object pronoun . ¿Conoces a Pedro? Sí, lo conozco.  Do you know Pedro? Yes, I know him . Want to know a funny thing about 'lo' in the above sentence? You can also use 'le'. Le conozco. In actual fact, what I learned way, way back in the seventies was the use of 'le' refer