barmar, on 2015-October-01, 09:05, said:
So we're left to judge which of penalty or takeout would be considered highly unusual or unexpected.
Yeah. Sixty years ago, that would probably be takeout. Now it's probably penalty. Is "probably" good enough?
I would look it up in Truscott's The Bidding Dictionary, but I'm pretty sure this particular auction isn't in there. Too many calls.
