Enjoy or injoy (for English learners)

Question

The difference between injoy and enjoy is that it is British English and American English. They almost mean the same thing and both are understandable in America (at least in Indiana), but if you want the definition for them it is:

Enjoy: to experience with joy; take pleasure in.

Injoy : Top Definition. injoy. Injoy is stronger then enjoy. For injoyed is more of joy filling you from inside of yourself. Having internal joy.

The second definition is not mine I got it from urbandictionary.com

Lamentable esto no está en español.

Answer 1

Although English is my second language I am very proficient in it.I have taught English at the high school and college level. My vocabulary is quite large, but "en la vida" I have never heard or read of "injoy" ¡Nunca! ¡Jamás! Ain't no way, José!

But I think that it is more common in Germany. I ran in to this and similar items on Photobucket.

That is most likely why I write it that way because I am part German and that is how my parents write it sometimes. - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

Thanks by the way Daniela you are a great help mate. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

Injoy does not exist in English - "in joy" could be. - ian-hill, Dec 22, 2015

Answer 2

Hi Nickelbackfan1,

What you're saying, reminded me with the two words inquiry and enquiry. They both can mean to question, inquest, or investigate, but enquire is to be used for general senses of ‘ask’, while inquire is reserved for uses meaning ‘make a formal investigation’. (According to the Oxford Dictionary).

In the U.S we always use the verb to inquire, while in Britain, it is more common to use to enquire. I attest on that because Jane Austen, who's a british novelist used the verb to enquire over and over again in her works. For example in the novel Persuation she says in page 232; "he had introduced himself to him in order to make such particular enquiries".

Great answer. Have a vote. - Daniela2041, Dec 22, 2015

Thanks mate :) . - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

Marksteve, being married to a Brit, I can attest to that as well. We often have interesting "discussions" about the English language in our house. ;-) - Winkfish, Dec 22, 2015

Winkfish, does your wife value the difference among the two accents, or she thinks that the british one is always true? :) - marksteve, Dec 22, 2015

You guys must have great discussions with each other, I bet - marksteve, Dec 22, 2015

Answer 3

These are two definitions/comments I saw about this word.

" ‘Injoy’ has been looked up 945 times, is no one's favorite word yet, is on no lists yet, has no comments yet, and is not a valid Scrabble word."

"A misspelling of 'enjoy' which only stupid people use."

I am married to a Brit who worked for many years for the BBC, which at the time was notoriously picky about proper English. "Injoy" is not a word in Britain or in America.

It may have been used in the 1600's, but at that time there were often different (though wrong) spellings of words.

Please don't write "injoy" if you want anyone to take you seriously.

Isn't stupid kind of a mean word to use like Daniela said it is used in Germany so it could be used else where. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

Don't blame it on Winkfish. It's Urbandictionary.com that gave that as a definition. "Injoy" appears to be the name of a fitness center chain in Germany. It isn't an actual German word. The German word for "enjoy" is "genießen." - AnnRon, Dec 22, 2015

"Injoy" is also the title of an R&B album by the Bar-Kays, which is a Tennessee-based group. Not a thing British about it. - AnnRon, Dec 22, 2015

No no friend I did not mean to point fingers at anybody, I was just saying isn't saying only stupid people use it kind of mean, I am sorry you read it like that , PS winkfish I actually like your post I did not mean to start anything. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

I taught for thirty years and know from first-hand experience that very intelligent people can be poor spellers, so I wouldn't agree with Urbandictionary.com, but it IS a misspelling, not a difference between American and British English. - AnnRon, Dec 22, 2015

I'm purty smart, but sumtimes my spellin' ain't to kool. :) - Daniela2041, Dec 22, 2015

That GErman use was a play on words to create an "image" for a commercial compnay. - ian-hill, Dec 22, 2015

haha. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

Nickleback, no offense taken. As AnnRon said, it is an Urbandictionary.com quote. I should have sited it, and in no way was I trying to say it's "stupid," I just thought the quote was fun. My bad. - Winkfish, Dec 22, 2015

No it was me friend, It is fun I did not read it right. Hopefully I did not upset you because I don't know how to read :) - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015

It takes a lot more than that to upset me. Now if I spill my beer, I'm a basket case for days! ;-) - Winkfish, Dec 22, 2015

Haha. - Nickelbackfan1, Dec 22, 2015