Lo + adjectives + que + subjunctive

Question

Puedes escribir lo corto que seaWhat does this sentence mean? I’m trying to say you can write however short it is. And why is there subjunctive following lo corto?Can anyone direct me to the correct grammar for this ?

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I think you use the subjunctive because it is not known how short the 
writing will be, in the same way that the expression "como quieras" means "however you 
want" (see https://spanish.kwiziq.com/my-languages/spanish/view/8193 for examples of differences in meaning with the use of the indicative or the subjunctive in subordinate clauses).Also in English we would probably just say, "You can write (something), however short".

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Thanks for the reply. It’s just that I can’t find the use of subjunctive with lo the pronoun in terms of expressing however short etc. not quite sure if it is a grammar pattern to use lo for that

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Hola Ashlyn "lo" itself doesn't trigger a subjunctive, it will depend on what the phrase really means each time when you use lo.Saludos