[lojban] Regularization

[Ian Johnson <blindbravado@gmail.com>]

On IRC we were observing that common usage of {va'o} is not really consistent with its definition as a BAI associated with {vanbi}. Instead, it winds up being used like a nonlogical "if", that is one with causation implied in some way. We then went into some ideas about how one might correct this to make things regular again--redefine va'o, use another gismu to tie to va'o, bring in a new cmavo to mean what va'o is supposed to mean, etc. 

And then I realized that this is "regularization"--taking a regular language that has evolved with usage slightly, but not a whole lot, and attempting to take the new, evolved language and make it regular again. Is there a policy or something on this subject? That is, is it official that Lojban is free to go as it pleases?

mu'o mi'e .latros.

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