[blml] The term "cue"

[Ed Reppert]

On Jun 4, 2006, at 4:36 AM, Anne Jones wrote:

> Sounds like it was a 'splinter' not a Cue which I read as first round
> control, not a singleton. Whether there was misinformation depends  
> on their
> agreements, Either it was MI or 4H was a misbid in their system. It  
> also
> depends on how the word 'cue' is used in the area of the problem.  
> AKX would
> be described as 'double stop' where I am(UK), and the man looking  
> at A would
> know it is working.
> However if  AH would drop singleton K, I wonder that 3NT is making  
> on that
> auction.

If you define "splinter" as a bid showing a singleton or void, and  
"cue bid" as a bid showing first (or first or second) round control,  
then a cue bid might also be a splinter. :-)

IAC, if the intent of the bid were to show control, rather than  
specifically shortage, I would call it a cue bid.