[deleted] t1_iyd1i5u wrote
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What is a more modern way of saying this?
"Wishing the best fortune"
But that sounds like I'm a gambling addict.
justtheprint t1_iyd4xyo wrote
preparedness and informed decision making be with you.
[deleted] t1_iyd5brc wrote
Nah, that asks people to be actively doing something, that is giving advice.
I want to wish good luck, that whatever is out of our control works in their favor.
justtheprint t1_iyefypc wrote
Yeah your question I thought was interesting. I'm not sure.
where your trouble is -- it's precisely the stuff out of control that the modern, objective person wouldn't waste time worrying about. Be it luck or religious or phantom mechanism, the expression supposes that by some unknown, unseen mechanism, the fates of people we "wish well" will be decided. Referencing that will always be interpretable as a form of mysticism. just a hunch.
That's why I tried to focus on something concrete.
You could say, "good health".
"May you get what you want". [or need]
badcatdog t1_iyfebin wrote
Why not: "Good luck protestors!"
One_Drew_Loose t1_iyf55ps wrote
Preparedness and informed decision making is a power force, that binds and penetrates. So another way of saying that would be…
radicz t1_iyejdtu wrote
Likes and shares?
BPho3nixF t1_iydmlz7 wrote
May the odds be ever in your favor.
ListenPrimary t1_iye5llq wrote
May the odds be in you're favour...
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