Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english

Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:30:11 +0200
Newsgroups alt.english.usage,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.conspiracy,alt.comp.os.windows-11
Organization Khanya Publications
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:50:33 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
>>
>> No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the
>> bits!! ;-P
>
>
>In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be 
>called or labelled as "chip"?
>
>What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?

A chip off the old block.

A chip on one's shoulder. 


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