[gnasher]

 rduran1216, on 2013-May-10, 10:24, said:

On this particular issue, i was more curious about the sequence of steps when the opponent says "i dont know." The explanation by the 3D bidder away from the table was that her partner was new to precision and it was possible she didn't know and the card was marked as a limit raise, so the issue of whether she must verbally set the record straight prior to the lead was my only question.

If the partnership has an understanding about the sequence, she should say so; if not, she shouldn't. If there is a convention card and both partners have agreed to play what was on the card, that constitutes an understanding, regardless of whether they've actually read it. Hence, she should have disclosed what was written on the card .

Do these people play bridge for enjoyment?

[blackshoe]

If she doesn't know, she can't very well verbally set the record straight. That's no reason to pillory her though. Still, her opponents are entitled to a correct explanation of the agreement, and to be awarded an adjusted score if they don't get one and are thereby damaged.

If she's being insulting or obnoxious, that's a different story, and she should be penalized for that and told to stop it.