Is the valediction "My thoughts go your way," common anywhere among native English speakers? Is this phrase used differently? Do you care to comment on its connotations? Are "My thoughts are going your way," or other variations more common?
asked May 25, 2015 at 7:22
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1It sounds like a word for word translation from another language, but it is not a usual formula in English.– rogermueMay 25, 2015 at 8:12
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Thinking of you...– DrewMay 26, 2015 at 1:08
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I'm a native English speaker, and I have never encountered it. Maybe that is because I'm a Brit. "My thoughts are/will be with you" is far more common with us.
To my mind, your thoughts going my way sounds more like philosophical agreement than sympathy. Valediction, you said: no way, it's just not British.
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Yes we do...but we can "send best wishes your way" from a distance. I guess thoughts must travel instantaneously, but wishes take time to travel? Weird. So it goes. May 25, 2015 at 12:32
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@Brian. "Sending wishes your way" might only work if the wishes have onboard terminal guidance. May 25, 2015 at 12:36
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Yeah, it might be better to send them to the intended recipient, rather than just wafting them in that general direction. May 25, 2015 at 13:23
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My thoughts go with you is also common, and at least comradely. If my thoughts are merely going your way, it suggests convenience at best (fare splitting, the ability to order a cheaper and more varied dinner for two at old-style Chinese restaurants, that sort of thing), remaining free to leave the Fellowship when it passes close to Gondor.– byeMay 25, 2015 at 18:28