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Can anybody explain why "lo" is necessary in this sentence? It seems like it would make sense without it.
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That's when you would use el mismo---to reference a masculine noun (or the pronoun he, in this case).
I didn't understand this either (and I'm still a little fuzzy on it). Check out http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/el%20mismo and http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/179921/what-is-the-difference-between-el-mismo-and-lo-mismo.
Think of "lo" as the pronoun, with "mismo" as its adjective: "the same thing." In this case, "the" apparently doesn't need to be stated.
I would expect "el mismo/la misma" to be accepted in this instance, as well. Spanishdict.com gives the example, "El pueblo ya no era el mismo" = "The town was no longer the same."
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Lo here is the definite article for the "neutral" gender in Spanish. Like esto and eso, it refers to actions, thoughts, ideas, and concepts, as well as objects of unknown gender.
Spanishdict.com (https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/the%20same) tells us that "the same" can either be a pronoun or an adjective
"He is the same." He is unchanged. Adjective = el mismo or la misma
"I'll have the same." I'll have the same (thing). Pronoun = lo mismo or la misma
But I still have a question:
"That looks like a dog to me" "It is definitely not the same (thing)" (pronoun) = Definitivamente no es lo mismo
"Does that dog look different?" "It is definitely not the same" (adjective). Shouldnt' this be Definitivamente no es el mismo? In which case, both lo and el should be acceptable answers for this question depending on context.