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I admit to curmudgeonly views about bidding, but today’s auction, which I report as it actually occurred, makes as much sense to me as putting an atheist in charge of a seminary. First, North opened three clubs as per the modern hyperactive style, especially at “green” vulnerability. Then South leaped to four spades. How he […]

My friend the English professor picks his words carefully — as if he were wielding a pair of tweezers. “People are so careless with word usage,” he complained to me in the club lounge. “Today, one of my students insisted that it didn’t matter whether someone `played bad’ or `played badly.'” “How did you respond […]

A cafe bridge day will raise money for the mayoral charities.