At 14:58 2/07/2007 +0200, Sven Pran wrote: >Why not use what I believe has become the "standard" way of noting possible >up- or down-grading? > >1NT: (14)15 - 17(18) Because, in some contexts, it is not allowed, on the grounds that it lets the door open to approximative information. And, BTW, neither are franctional points.