All the best in 5th grade or for 5th grade?

English translation: Either is OK, but I think I would use \"for\"

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English term or phrase:	All the best in 5th grade or for 5th grade?
Selected answer:	Either is OK, but I think I would use \"for\"
Entered by:	Patsy Florit

11:54 Dec 5, 2010

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English term or phrase: All the best in 5th grade or for 5th grade?

Do you say All the best IN 5th grade or FOR 5th grade? because you say all the best FOR next year, right? This is acomment for a 5th grade student.

Patsy Florit Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 214 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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Either is OK, but I think I would use "for"

Explanation:
There is only a very slight difference in meaning. All the best in the 5th grade means wishing all the best for what happens in the 5th grade. All the best for the 5th grade is a more general and comprehensive way of saying much the same thing.

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Jack Doughty
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Local time: 23:45

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Thanks a lot for your help! Patsy
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Either is OK, but I think I would use "for"

Jack Doughty

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