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some salt vs a salt

"Some salt" is a correct phrase. It is used when referring to an unspecified or non-specific amount of salt. On the other hand, "a salt" is not a standard phrase in English.
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some salt

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to an unspecified or non-specific amount of salt. It indicates a quantity that is not precisely defined.

Examples:

  • Could you pass me some salt, please?
  • Add some salt to taste.
  • Mar 16, 2009 ... MUSIC VIDEO Directed by Damir Inbar Starring Milo Ben-Amotz Song: Gimmie Some Salt by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ...
  • CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH LYRICS. "Gimme Some Salt". Sally hit the pavement. Wineglass in her hand. Sally's rearrangement. I'll never understand
  • Feb 15, 2015 ... Some Salt... To Taste! ... Even the most delicious sweets come added with some salt...to taste! As for me, I've ... Some Salt To Taste. I always ...
  • 4 hours ago ... Sprinkle Some Salt! ..... My passion for cooking and baking is shared with you all through my blog "Sprinkle Some Salt". Though an engineer by ...

Alternatives:

  • a pinch of salt
  • a dash of salt
  • a sprinkle of salt
  • a bit of salt
  • a touch of salt

a salt

This phrase is not a standard or correct usage in English.

  • Ionomer resin consisting of a salt of a copolymer of ethylene with methacrylic acid
  • If the active substance is a salt the pKa value of the non-dissociated form of the active substance shall be given.
  • Well, Elena said that they hit a salt dome.
  • - So, I heard they hit a salt dome.
  • It looks like a salt shaker!
  • I know there are plenty of girls that would be dazzled by $2 taco night at Borracho's and the fact that you can balance a salt shaker on the bridge of your nose but honestly you lost me about 15 minutes in.
  • But we hit a salt dome.
  • Copper chlorophylls are obtained by addition of a salt of copper to the substance obtained by solvent extraction of natural strains of edible plant material, grass, lucerne, and nettle.
  • Ionomer resin consisting of a salt of a terpolymer of ethylene with isobutyl acrylate and methacrylic acid
  • Copper chlorophylls are obtained by addition of a salt of copper to the substance obtained by solvent extraction of strains of edible plant material, grass, lucerne, and nettle.
  • If the active substance is a salt, the pKa value of the active principle must be given.
  • The diazo compound is then coupled with 4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1-(4sulphophenyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid or with the methyl ester, the ethyl ester, or a salt of this carboxylic acid.
  • where an INN of Annex 3 is a salt (or an ester), no other salt (or ester) of the acid corresponding to the INN may qualify for duty-free treatment:
  • Halofuginone lactate (RU 38788) is a salt whose antiprotozoal properties and efficacy against Cryptosporidium parvum have been demonstrated both in in vitro conditions and in artificial and natural infections.
  • In the electromagnetic process, uranium metal ions produced by ionization of a salt feed material (typically UCl4) are accelerated and passed through a magnetic field that has the effect of causing the ions of different isotopes to follow different paths.
  • Nanosilver's broken down in the stomach, absorbed into the bloodstream as a salt and then deposited in the skin, where exposure to light turns the salt back into elemental silver, creating the skin's bluish hue.
  • They hit a salt dome at the Henderson well.
  • That's definitely a salt dome.
  • - Because we hit a salt dome.
  • It's a salt water pool.

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