chooke on a potato chip?

[britdam007]

A lot of different elements go into the perfect party. Not all of them are things you can control. If two of your guests get in a fight, or someone happens to choke on a potato chip, no amount of careful planning will help. Still, there are a lot of things you can control when you decide to throw a party.


what does the expression mean to choke on a potato chip?

[5jj]

choke on - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

[Barb_D]

When you get food caught in your throat and can't breathe, you are choking. You can choke on anything, either unexpected or simply not properly chewed.

Note: choke has one O.

[BobK]

And note that in the UK 'potato chips' wouldn't be served at most parties - though potato crisps are. That said, one could choke on a (Br Eng) potato chip, which in Am Eng would be a '[French] fry'.

b

[BobK]

When you get food caught in your throat and can't breathe, you are choking. You can choke on anything, either unexpected or simply not properly chewed....

Note: choke has one O.

There is at least one word that has OO representing the sound /əʊ/, ('brooch'), but I haven't done OO yet.

b

PS That last bit was a reference to the attachment to http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/as...tml#post855237