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Is the golden rule of bidding your long major before your equally long minor applicable here - surely the primary task is to end in the correct denomination? If you bid 3 and partner show diamonds, does 5 sound like a second suit? I think not. If you try 3 and North rebids 3 how will 4 sound to him? Let's assume that your methods allow you to try 3, forcing, and partner bids 3 - his suit. You now try 3, partner will probably offer 3 - a more unusual variation of fourth suit forcing.

Now what?
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