Usually chips refer to thick, chunky potato cuts while fries refer to thin, slim potato cuts.

‌You have been served a bowl of soup. How do you eat it appropriately?‏‌‏ A: Eat the chunky bits with a fork and use the bowl like a cup to drink the liquid. B: Dip your spoon at the edge closest to you and fill it as you move it away from you. C: Quietly dip your spoon into the center of the bowl and wait for it to fill. D: Suck it up with a straw.