joy/delight

0 Use 01i00delight02i00. 01i00To his/her/... delight02i00 is the expression. Some word groups just aren't used.02br
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0Hi CalifJim,02br
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00I'm sorry I cannot understand your meaning. Do you mean 'to his joy' is not appropriate here or the expression is not used? Here is an example from my dictionary as follows:02br
00"To his mother's joy, he won first prize."02br
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00Why is 'to...joy' used here if it is not a correct expression?02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Do you mean 'to his joy' is not appropriate here or the expression is not used?12blockquote

10 I meant that it is not used.01blockquote

01cite10Anonymous12cite10an example from my dictionary as follows:12br
10"To his mother's joy, he won

0Hi, CJ02br
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00Thanks for your opinion. Do you think 'joy' sounds fine in the sentence?02br
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00"The kids were screaming with joy."02br
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00Thanks a lot0-

0Hi CJ,02br
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00 I just looked up the word 'joy' from an online dictionary and found an example as follows:02br
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00 "01i01b00To his great joy02b00, she accepted."02i02br
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00Do you think it is still wrong to use in this structure? I am confused about it.0-

In this sentence, the two words are synonyms. They mean the same thing: a high degree of pleasure. You could use another word that means almost the same thing, like "To his pleasure, he won first prize" or "To his satisfaction, he won first prize."

The difference between "joy" and "delight" is that both words have different connotations. "Joy" tends to be used more for interjection