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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.
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Spoken or written?
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Danced...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I love the idea of someone saying good luck to a colleague through the medium of interpretive dance.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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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.
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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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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MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
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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
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*Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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An alternate operatic good luck charm, originating from Italy, is the phrase "in bocca al lupo!" ("In the mouth of the wolf") with the response "Crepi il lupo!" ("May the wolf die").
Thank you, Wikipedia
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I Germany one also says "Good time" ( Gute Zeit ) for this kind.
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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?
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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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
if(this.signature != "")
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MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
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MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
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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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I just want to tell you both good luck[^]. We're all counting on you.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ah yes, Leslie doing a Leslie.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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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.
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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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Break a leg
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Follow your spirit, and upon this charge cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Break a leg?
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I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!
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"Here's hoping for a [Happy|Productive|Efficient|Cost-effective|Appropriate] outcome."
"I hope all goes well."
"Bon Chance!" (that's cheating really)
"I am looking forward to saluting your success." - I have actually used that one.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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