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How to describe vulnerabilities

Poll: Which method do you prefer? (22 member(s) have cast votes)

Which method do you prefer?

  1. The English method (10 votes [45.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 45.45%

  2. The North American method (7 votes [31.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.82%

  3. Some other method (5 votes [22.73%])

    Percentage of vote: 22.73%

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Posted 2007-April-28, 15:08

Jlall, on Apr 27 2007, 04:24 PM, said:

Although I'm not really North American, I'm Texan :P

I wouldn't have guessed, your English is so good!
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-April-28, 15:26

awm, on Apr 28 2007, 06:30 PM, said:

The "North American" method may also be a result of how people verbally describe contracts. They say things like "2♠ making three" and not "2♠ with an overtrick." I wonder if this is different in other countries.

I say "lose 5" or "lose 6" depending on the vulnerability.
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Posted 2007-April-29, 10:49

What's wrong with, 'none', 'N/S', 'E/W', 'both'?
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Posted 2007-April-29, 10:52

paulhar, on Apr 29 2007, 11:49 AM, said:

What's wrong with, 'none', 'N/S', 'E/W', 'both'?

Nothing. But if you're going to use some kind of "stoplight" analogy, it seems to me that a four -valued system describes the four possible values a lot better than a two-valued system does. :)
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Posted 2007-April-29, 10:53

2 pages of debate and discussion on this issue, good grief...:)
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