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Kill joy, worried sick #1 (permalink) Wed May 26, 2004 19:02 pm   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Hi again Alan!!

I have a question regarding this test:

Test No. incompl/elem-17 "White Water Rafting", question 8

Oh, come on. Why do you have to be such a kill ..........

(a) joy
(b) joke
(c) fun

Test No. incompl/elem-17 "White Water Rafting", answer 8

Oh, come on. Why do you have to be such a kill joy.

Correct answer: (a) joy

What does kill joy mean is it sb who don't know how to have fun and party? And my second question conected with sentence "That's not fair. You know full well (full well means know very well??) what it feels like to be worried sick when everyone else is laughing at you" What does worried sick mean?(it is when you worry so much and become sick because of your worries:)? Thx bye!!!!

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She knows full well that the kill joy is worried sick! #2 (permalink) Thu May 27, 2004 8:58 am   She knows full well that the kill joy is worried sick!
 

Hi Iza,

Many thanks for your questions - with Alan touring Italy for the next couple of days, it's my turn to communicate with you.

Yes, you are right, a kill joy is a person who cannot enjoy themselves and that's why they cause cause grief to others too. Another word with similar meaning is spoilsport.

Also, you are right about the meaning of your second phrase. If you know something full well you know it to a complete extend, you know it entirely.

Finally, to be worried sick. You are right again, when you very so much that you might get sick, you are worried sick.

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Kill joy, worried sick #3 (permalink) Thu May 27, 2004 20:50 pm   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Thank You Torsten!
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Kill joy, worried sick #4 (permalink) Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:52 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Your headline "She knows full well that the kill joy is worried sick!" concerning my query is really funny, I have just noticed it! :))
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Kill joy, worried sick #5 (permalink) Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:32 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

I've never heard about the word-expressions above, was really nice to learn them :)
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Kill joy, worried sick #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 14:27 pm   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Can we use other words instead of kill
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Kill joy, worried sick #7 (permalink) Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:16 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Your expositions to English Language are wonderful. I'm very pleased. Thanks!
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Kill joy, worried sick #8 (permalink) Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:56 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Yes, you could call someone a " misery guts."
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Kill joy, worried sick #9 (permalink) Sat Apr 25, 2009 20:14 pm   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Mr Torsten wrote ,,...kill joy is a person who cannot enjoy themselves'' - shouldn't it be:,, kill joy is a person who cannot enjoy herself/himself''? thanks
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Kill joy, worried sick #10 (permalink) Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:11 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

ohh these are just wonderfull phrases to be used.
thanks Torsten
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Kill joy, worried sick #11 (permalink) Tue Oct 20, 2009 16:07 pm   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Saneta wrote:
Mr Torsten wrote ,,...kill joy is a person who cannot enjoy themselves'' - shouldn't it be:,, kill joy is a person who cannot enjoy herself/himself''? thanks


I think it depends on the register you're using. In the formal register, it's better to say "a person who cannot enjoy herself or himself"; on the contrary, in an informal one, the pronoun "themselves" is more commonly used.
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Kill joy, worried sick #12 (permalink) Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:49 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Thnx I had never heard about these words.
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Kill joy, worried sick #13 (permalink) Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:03 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

So cool Thx))
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Kill joy, worried sick #14 (permalink) Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:04 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

So good that I`m not a misery gut))
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Kill joy, worried sick #15 (permalink) Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:07 am   Kill joy, worried sick
 

Can I say like this
"She always talk about here bad mood, now I start understanding that she is spoilsport."
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