Bonne Chance Versus Bon Courage

 

I only know pidgin French [no thanks to the four French subjects I took in college, which subjects I sadly admit I DIDN'T perform well enough, ughhh].  I'm sorry though BUT that's NOT our thread today because we'd like to clear things out between BONNE CHANCE [which in French means GOOD LUCK] versus BON COURAGE [which means GOOD COURAGE] and although there is some similarity with BONNE CHANCE, they are NOT one and the same though📗📙📘

And WHILE BON COURAGE is more commonly used to say 'GOOD LUCK' [or kind of 'HANG IN THERE'], it is used more to encourage someone facing that level of a difficult task OR challenge ahead WHERE their success, if at all, hinges on the efforts they would exert and of course on their resilience.  WHEREAS BONNE CHANCE literally means much closer to 'GOOD LUCK', LIKE leaving things to chance BUT let's put things into perspective here given the ocean of difference between BONNE CHANCE versus BON COURAGE.  If at all we need to utter either expressions, we need to be consciously aware of this huge difference💥💥💥

BON COURAGE also gets caught up in that unfortunate 'mix up' because while it generally connotes 'CHIN UP' and 'GOOD LUCK', the former sounds like that old-school English nurse implying that there's NO aspirin left BUT she's sure the pain will go away soon.  Meanwhile, that pitiful nurse gets fed up of all that whimpering.  On the other hand, 'GOOD LUCK' is amply covered by BONNE CHANCE.  LIKE you would bet your whole bank account on your country's competitive sportsmen winning all the gold medals at the next Olympics.  BUT we're told that BON COURAGE does NOT have luck involved and instead, it is more emphatic than just sheer 'CHIN UP'💥💥💥

Swinging over to our lives, WHO wants to have BONNE CHANCE as their spiel versus BON COURAGE?  Sadly, some of us [and I do bear witness to many of those unfortunate circumstances] end up with more BONNE CHANCE moments than BON COURAGE.  WHICH is really pitiful because with the former, you and me will leave everything to chance, literally speaking.  WHEREAS with the latter, it is us, the efforts we exert, the focus we reinforce in that endeavor and our resilience, all rolled into one, will very likely influence and shape up the outcome and eventual result of one's pursuit.  To hell, this may sound pure semantics BUT it's our mindset that matters✅✅✅

Our takeaway:  Looking back the years and roads I did thread along, I can firmly claim that at the very least, fifty percent of the eventual outcome was heavily shaped and influenced by the extent of efforts exerted and resilience all rolled into one.  WHEREAS BONNE CHANCE?  Apologies but I'll bid adieu to it because that is a self-defeating mantra WHICH we should throw out the window ASAP please.  So, BONNE CHANCE VERSUS BON COURAGE, take a stand dude😀😀😀