[blml] What does "specified" mean in Law 29C?

[Ed Reppert]

On Dec 3, 2007, at 1:37 AM, Jerry Fusselman wrote:

> But the bid was 2H instead---insufficient.  The first question is
> whether 3H would have been artificial or not.  Who can tell for sure
> under the new laws?  Not me, but I'll assume it is, because it
> guarantees four diamonds and a singleton or void in clubs.  Also, in
> case it matters, it is game forcing.

I have seen definitions of "natural" that apply to opening bids. I  
see no reason why those definitions should apply to a suit bid on the  
third round. Opener's first bid shows 5+ spades, his second 4+  
diamonds (unless he's manufacturing a bid for some reason), his  
third, well, if we require it to show 4+ hearts in order not to be  
artificial, then a natural suit bid on the third round in just about  
any auction is *almost always* going to be artificial. I don't buy it.