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    Default Do u say, " Good luck "in or on or for" your

    1. Do you say, " Good luck (in or on or for??) your exams" ?

    2. I am glad to hear that you were really sorry for what you have done.
    ( Any grammatical mistakes in the above sentence?)

    Please advise, teachers! Lots and lots of thanks.

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    You can say 'good luck in\with\for your exam'.

    With 2, you can say for or about.

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    Lots and lots of thanks for the advice, teacher Tdol! ^o^

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    I would say, "Good luck on your exams." (AE)

    :)

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    Default Re: Do u say, " Good luck "in or on or for" y

    Quote Originally Posted by Helped Wanted
    1. Do you say, " Good luck (in or on or for??) your exams" ?

    2. I am glad to hear that you were really sorry for what you have done.
    ( Any grammatical mistakes in the above sentence?)

    Please advise, teachers! Lots and lots of thanks.
    In American English, "on" or "with" would be most common. :wink:

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    Here's another bunch of thanks to both teacher Ronbee and Mike New York for the advice. ^o^

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helped Wanted
    Here's another bunch of thanks to both teacher Ronbee and Mike New York for the advice. ^o^
    You're welcome. Don't forget TDOL. :wink:

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