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

[Adam Beneschan]

I wrote:
 
> Marv wrote:
>  
> > 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.
> 
> Since absolutely no one plays a simple raise here as forcing, it
> sounds to me like your opponent either had a slip of the tongue or
> just wasn't thinking carefully.  I don't think that's relevant whether
> there was damage or not.  

I left out a word.  That should be "I don't think that's relevant *to*
whether there was damage or not."

                                -- Adam