by Alan Townendinterrupt a conversation and make your remark. If you chip away at
a problem, you keep on trying to find a solution to the difficulty. One
more phrasal verb - chip in - that's what people do when they make
a financial contribution to show their appreciation for the coach
driver when they've come to the end of a tour.
But then we mustn't forget THE chip. That's the one that enables me
to write to you and for you to read what I've written - the electronic
chip inside our computers and I quote courtesy of St Google:
Improvements in electronic chip manufacturing techniques have seen
the number of components per electronic chip double on average
every two years for the past thirty years. This has meant that the
computing power of chips has grown enormously, and has been
principally responsible for the huge improvements we have been
enjoying in consumer items such as computers, game boxes, mobile
phones and TVs, and also services such as Internet and telephone.
Well, I started with a puzzle and now I'll end with a pun and an
apology: What do you say to the shop that has sold you a piece of
furniture which when it's been delivered to your home and you've
unpacked it, you discover has been badly chipped down one side?
Now look here, you say, "you know I'm on a diet and I don't take
chips with anything!"