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Little Girl Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

in/on/with/for

Hi, experts!

Do you wish all the best in/on/with/for someone's new effort?

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Before I chose a preposition, I would need the particular effort and the way it is phrased.

  • Before I chose a preposition, I would need the particular effort and the way it is phrased.
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Before I chose a preposition, I would need the particular effort and the way it is phrased.
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By effort, I mean something like a business or new adventure.
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No, I want the actual word or phrase you mean—that will determine the preposition.
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"I wish you all the best * your effort."

Effort = adventure/business.
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Which one, 'adventure' or 'business'?
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Can you not call a business an adventure?
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Little GirlCan you not call a business an adventure?
Not at all. I suppose that you are thinking of the phrase 'business venture'.

I wish you all the best in/with your business venture.
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Please see the fourth definition here:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/adventure

ad·ven·ture

n.
4. A financial speculation or business venture.

[This is what I was trying to drive home earlier. Do not, please, give a straight "NO" when things are possible.
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Little Girl Do not, please, give a straight "NO" when things are possible.]
It is still not possible. It is a meaning no longer generally employed. You cannot rely simply on a list of dictionary definitions. That is what many learners do when they compose very odd sentences. You need to become more familiar with how the language is actually used.

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In addition to being rarely used, it suggests a very risky or speculative business undertaking, which might not be what you wish to imply in your message.

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