English is one of the most widely spoken languages, but as one tries to navigate the by lanes of this complex language many funny scenarios can result if it is not used correctly. Not enough, there is also the American and British usage of the language that can pose considerable difficulty if you do not know where to use which word. Our teens, Amber, Ryan and Alex have made a list of commonly used British words that are different in American English. Also, give yourself a reason to laugh, read the article adapted from the internet on how funny English can be… 

For all Americans who have British Dictionaries
Lorry: Big automobile used to transport things (American word: Truck)
Loo: Toilet found in a bathroom (American word: restroom)
Lift: lifting device used for transporting people from one floor to another in a building (American word: Elevator)
Cinema: A venue that hosts film screenings or sequence of pictures put together to exemplify a specific theme (American word: Movie)
Jam: Spread usually used on toast (American word: Jelly)
Trousers: Piece of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles (American word: Pants)
Petrol: a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons commonly used as a motor fuel that give cars the energy to move (American word: Gas)
Football: Football is the name given to team sports, which involves kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. (American word: Soccer)
Biscuit: is a small, flat-baked treat, containing milk, flour, eggs, and sugar, etc, usually served with tea or coffee (American word: Cookies)
Jumper: A form of clothing usually a heavy shirt worn over a shirt, blouse or T-shirt (American word: Sweater)

Amber, Ryan & Alex, aka Ryamblex 

English is a funny language
There is neither egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple... English muffins were not invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. 
We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. 
And, why is it that writers write, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth then beeth? If it is one Goose, and two Geese then why is it not one Moose, and two Meese?  Why is cheese not the plural of choose? 
If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? In which language do people recite at a play, and play at a recital? Ship by truck, and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways? 
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another? When a house burns up, it burns down. You fill in a form by filling it out, and an alarm clock goes off by going on. 
When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the Sun is out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it?