TammyBaby  +  591276 Sun, 23 Nov 08 03:31 AM Hi all English experts, I'm getting confused with the use of preposition for "good luck" and "all the best". From what I've learned, I think the grammatically correct preposition is "for", ie. "good luck for", "all the best for". However, I've got msg/cards from native speakers and they all use "good luck with" and "all the best with". Which preposition is correct in this case? Or if they are both accepted, what's the difference between the use of them? Thanks for your help! -Tammy TammyBaby Joined on Wed, Jul 27 2005 Full Member 332 TammyBaby - Nothing is impossible! Life changes when we change! A secret makes a woman woman! Difference Between, Prepositions

	Avangi  +  591326 Sun, 23 Nov 08 04:26 AM Hi, I'd say, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  That's about the only way I'd use "for."  Possibly, I wish you all the best for your new marriage. Good luck with/on your exam/new job.  "With" and "on" are about the same, except you might be more likely to say "with" as an insider and "on" as an outsider. That is, "with" seems to imply that you know what it's all about (the job, the exam, etc.) while "on" may indicate that you're simply showing support. I wish you all the best.  (I wouldn't say all the best with, but others might.) Congratulations on your new baby.   - A. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,211 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Marriage

	TammyBaby  +  592500 Mon, 24 Nov 08 02:10 AM Hi, thanks for your answer. So it's not possible to use "good luck for", did you mean? My professor always uses "good luck for" when he sends me an email. Same with all the best, when other native speakers use "with". Practically, we all understand what it's for; however, I'll have an English test so I need to figure out which one is grammatically correct. ^_^ Cheers, -Tammy TammyBaby

	Avangi  +  592536 Mon, 24 Nov 08 02:51 AM Good luck for trying to figure it out!    Can you give an example of an entire expression he might send in an email? I've never heard it.  In my opinion, it's not idiomatic. I hope you have good luck trying to figure it out is common. I wish you good luck for the future is common. "I wish you good luck for [some purpose]" is certainly grammatically correct.  But these are "fixed expressions,"  and we don't usually just make up new ones, even if they're grammatical. Well, I just checked Google, and "good luck for exams" and "good luck on exams" were about equal, with about 10,000 hits, yours being a little stronger. Better hope for some more opinions. Avangi