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why do British people call sharp sand salt, even Jonas in BB called it salt two days back?

i have always known salt to be immaculate white and these dry sand to be sharp sand

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Rock salt, as used to "Grit" our roads is a pinkish orange colour as opposed to table salt which is white

    Hope this helps

  • 1 decade ago

    i don't think british people typically do call sand salt, atleast i'm british and i've never come across this before.

    i think jonas just made an honest mistake. :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    we dont, sharp sand is what builders use

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