ChrisV

Call me nuts but if I want to show that I have clubs as well as diamonds here, I just bid clubs. There's no advantage to bidding 2NT instead, it will just confuse partner. If 2NT is bid, the other hand has to make the only unambiguously forcing bid available, which is 3S. When you have a strong hand it's often better to ask rather than describe. Being in possession of more information about that partnership's assets, you are better placed to choose the contract.