How to say "Good Luck" without using "Luck"

stgagnon

Here is a dumb question for those of you with too much time on your hands, and/or a facility with genteel English that exceeds my own. I want to wish a developer GOOD LUCK with his new project. BUT I do not wish to use the word LUCK, because that implies that Luck has more to do with it than I mean. I want to use something like the word FORTUNE... but saying "Good Fortune with your project" doesn't scan well to me. Although Fortune means pretty much the same thing as Luck in this usage, to me it sounds less random. And I don't want to imply that randomness should in any way affect the progress of the project. That must make sense to some of you out there. So, if any of you wordsmiths out there have a better word to use, or a better way to use "Fortune", please grace me with your genius. Thanks! -Suz.

chriselst

Spoken or written?

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HobbyProggy

Easy! Just say:

Good MHM with that project, by the way, sorry i could find a word that expresses my feelings.

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chriselst

I love the idea of someone saying good luck to a colleague through the medium of interpretive dance.

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Nagy Vilmos

You could have: * Hope all goes well! * God speed! * So jealous you're getting this project! * I WANTED THAT PROJECT YA GET!

veni bibi saltavi

chriselst

*Don't let the bastards grind you down.

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HobbyProggy

I Germany one also says "Good time" ( Gute Zeit ) for this kind.

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devenv exe

stgagnon wrote:

I want to wish a developer GOOD LUCK with his new project.

I just want to also wish you GOOD LUCK with this question.

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Keith Barrow

Break a leg.

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chriselst

People have wanted to know the answer to that for a long time[^]

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Richard Deeming

I just want to tell you both good luck[^]. We're all counting on you. :-D

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chriselst

I've just seen this posted somewhere they were discussing a similar question;

Quote:

In German, I'm led to believe that the phrase Schwein Haben (Have pigs!) is used as a way of saying 'good luck.'

Is that true?

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Wastedtalent

There is not really a better or more correct way to say it. English is a language where most phrases are used figuratively not literally, as with your example. You could use something like 'All the best' but that means the same as good luck without specifically using the word 'luck' but again it's implied.

HobbyProggy

Kind of, mostly "Schwein haben" is used for scentences like : "Whoa that could have gone bad, Schwein gehabt / Glück gehabt / that was luck!" So yeah it is kind of similar but rarely used to say good luck, but if someone would say Hab Schwein i would smile :)

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chriselst

Ah yes, Leslie doing a Leslie.

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jeron1

I think 'good luck' is fine, as long as you don't add 'you're gonna need it' or similar to the end.

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Follow your spirit, and upon this charge cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

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enhzflep

There was a sketch done by Carl Barron once, in which he explored the possibility of police handing you a speeding fine after the end of a short dance, topped-off with a grin and the words "you're elephanted". Puerile but funny, like much of his stuff.

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