[blml] Réf. : played or not?

[Jerry Fusselman]

> +=+ Parenthesis expands, qualifies or explains. The basic law can be
> read omitting the parenthetical inlay.  This is not new, it is Kaplanesque.
>                                               ~ G ~   +=+

But you are not saying the parenthetical inlay has no force, no
meaning, or no purpose.  This distinction between basic law and what's
the other kind---less-basic law?---does it have any relevance to the
original posting?

What law makes "deuce of clubs" or "deuce of clovers" clear?  It seems
to me the parenthetical inlay is the only part of the law that makes
it clear that "two of clubs" is what is deemed played.  Whether the
parenthetical inlay is called "basic law" or not seems rather moot.

-Jerry Fusselman