“Spoil” vs “Ruin”
Is it safe to use olive oil to clean the ear wax?
If a character has darkvision, can they see through an area of nonmagical darkness filled with lightly obscuring gas?
Loading commands from file
Non-trope happy ending?
What is this called? Old film camera viewer?
What does "Scientists rise up against statistical significance" mean? (Comment in Nature)
How do I color the graph in datavisualization?
Why did the EU agree to delay the Brexit deadline?
How to explain what's wrong with this application of the chain rule?
How do you respond to a colleague from another team when they're wrongly expecting that you'll help them?
How can I block email signup overlays or javascript popups in Safari?
dpdt switch to spst switch
Problem with TransformedDistribution
Are paving bricks differently sized for sand bedding vs mortar bedding?
Is it possible to have a strip of cold climate in the middle of a planet?
How to indicate a cut out for a product window
How did Rebekah know that Esau was planning to kill his brother in Genesis 27:42?
The IT department bottlenecks progress. How should I handle this?
When were female captains banned from Starfleet?
Did Swami Prabhupada reject Advaita?
Melting point of aspirin, contradicting sources
250 Floor Tower
How could a planet have erratic days?
Yosemite Fire Rings - What to Expect?
“Spoil” vs “Ruin”
My question is,
Can you spoil a moment? for example, let's say I bring home a gift for my girlfriend and she's very excited to know what's in the box, after I open up the box and show her what it is she responds to me I didn't like it. Can we say that she spoiled the moment? or should I say that she ruined the moment saying that?
This question comes from a doubt I had while watching a TV series episode where two people are making love to each other when one of them says something which one replied "Shush, you're spoiling it" which made me wonder whether spoil can also be used as ruin in that case.
How common is it to use spoil that way in contrast with the word ruin?
Can this be said in American English?
word-difference
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
add a comment |
My question is,
Can you spoil a moment? for example, let's say I bring home a gift for my girlfriend and she's very excited to know what's in the box, after I open up the box and show her what it is she responds to me I didn't like it. Can we say that she spoiled the moment? or should I say that she ruined the moment saying that?
This question comes from a doubt I had while watching a TV series episode where two people are making love to each other when one of them says something which one replied "Shush, you're spoiling it" which made me wonder whether spoil can also be used as ruin in that case.
How common is it to use spoil that way in contrast with the word ruin?
Can this be said in American English?
word-difference
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
add a comment |
My question is,
Can you spoil a moment? for example, let's say I bring home a gift for my girlfriend and she's very excited to know what's in the box, after I open up the box and show her what it is she responds to me I didn't like it. Can we say that she spoiled the moment? or should I say that she ruined the moment saying that?
This question comes from a doubt I had while watching a TV series episode where two people are making love to each other when one of them says something which one replied "Shush, you're spoiling it" which made me wonder whether spoil can also be used as ruin in that case.
How common is it to use spoil that way in contrast with the word ruin?
Can this be said in American English?
word-difference
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
My question is,
Can you spoil a moment? for example, let's say I bring home a gift for my girlfriend and she's very excited to know what's in the box, after I open up the box and show her what it is she responds to me I didn't like it. Can we say that she spoiled the moment? or should I say that she ruined the moment saying that?
This question comes from a doubt I had while watching a TV series episode where two people are making love to each other when one of them says something which one replied "Shush, you're spoiling it" which made me wonder whether spoil can also be used as ruin in that case.
How common is it to use spoil that way in contrast with the word ruin?
Can this be said in American English?
word-difference
word-difference
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
edited 1 hour ago
Jasper
19.1k43771
19.1k43771
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
asked 1 hour ago
KyleKyle
1,090115
1,090115
add a comment |
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
You can spoil or ruin a moment. Both very common; ruin is possibly stronger than spoil. Neither is 'better'. In American English the simple past & past participle is 'spoiled'; in British English it is 'spoilt'.
The Nets Spoil Another “Heisman Moment” for James Harden
American sports site
Canadiens goalie Carey Price spoiled the moment (Tampa Bay Times (Florida, USA)
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "481"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fell.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f202015%2fspoil-vs-ruin%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
You can spoil or ruin a moment. Both very common; ruin is possibly stronger than spoil. Neither is 'better'. In American English the simple past & past participle is 'spoiled'; in British English it is 'spoilt'.
The Nets Spoil Another “Heisman Moment” for James Harden
American sports site
Canadiens goalie Carey Price spoiled the moment (Tampa Bay Times (Florida, USA)
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
add a comment |
You can spoil or ruin a moment. Both very common; ruin is possibly stronger than spoil. Neither is 'better'. In American English the simple past & past participle is 'spoiled'; in British English it is 'spoilt'.
The Nets Spoil Another “Heisman Moment” for James Harden
American sports site
Canadiens goalie Carey Price spoiled the moment (Tampa Bay Times (Florida, USA)
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
add a comment |
You can spoil or ruin a moment. Both very common; ruin is possibly stronger than spoil. Neither is 'better'. In American English the simple past & past participle is 'spoiled'; in British English it is 'spoilt'.
The Nets Spoil Another “Heisman Moment” for James Harden
American sports site
Canadiens goalie Carey Price spoiled the moment (Tampa Bay Times (Florida, USA)
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
You can spoil or ruin a moment. Both very common; ruin is possibly stronger than spoil. Neither is 'better'. In American English the simple past & past participle is 'spoiled'; in British English it is 'spoilt'.
The Nets Spoil Another “Heisman Moment” for James Harden
American sports site
Canadiens goalie Carey Price spoiled the moment (Tampa Bay Times (Florida, USA)
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
edited 50 mins ago
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
answered 1 hour ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.1k11939
17.1k11939
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
add a comment |
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
How about American English? I live in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
Edited. See above.
– Michael Harvey
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
I meant to ask whether "spoiling a moment" can also be used as an American expression, since I've never heard it before living in the US.
– Kyle
1 hour ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
More edits above.
– Michael Harvey
50 mins ago
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language Learners Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fell.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f202015%2fspoil-vs-ruin%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
