In 1996, Marty Bergen wrote the popular bridge book Points Schmoints, which is considered a classic. The Rule of 20, Bergen Raises, and the DONT convention are some of his contributions to modern bridge.
It was two or three years ago that various New York clergymen took to denouncing from the pulpit woman's suddenly developed passion to gamble at bridge whist.
Ambiguity is the killer of any language , the language of Bidding being no exception. In a language, having a word with two different meanings causes confusion.