[blml] The term "cue" [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Marvin French]

From: "Ron Johnson"
> >
> I can't think of a worse policy than one that requires players
> to ask questions "correctly".
>
The ACBL says that "actively ethical players" will disclose all
pertinentl information when an opponent asks a question, whether or
not the it is formulated properly ("Please explain your auction").
Any question should trigger complete disclosure.

Now what we'd like to know is why they don't make this a regulation.

One of San Diego's top players recently explained his partner's
unAlerted simple raise of a weak two bid as "non-forcing" when my
partner was considering a balancing 3S bid. Partner passed when
given this explanation, which should have been something like "That
is a drop-dead bid which I must pass." In the absence of an Alert
this is the default explanation in ACBL-land, but most club players
do not know it.

Marv
Marvin L. French
San Diego, California
www.marvinfrench.com