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Thank you all for your comments which I have found very helpful. My example was not a good one as I agree it is worth a 2♣opening. If however the Q♣was replaced by the 2♣! Having played varieties of Acol for nearly 50 years I am aware of its origins and meaning and that it is not an acronym.

As a UK player I normally use varieties of ACOL but with one partner play Standard American. An issue arose last week which prompted this query. How do you bid a strong hand (containing 8 playing tricks) which is not really game-forcing and therefore not appropriate for 2C opening. For example: ♠AKQJ752 ♥4 ♦AK ♣QJ7