Salt please.

Meaning: This is a polite way to ask someone to give you the salt. It's like saying, Would you mind passing me the salt?

Choice of Words: Salt is a common seasoning used to add flavor to food. Please is a polite word used to make a request. When you put them together, "Salt, please" is a polite request asking someone to pass you the salt.

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Can you pass the salt?

Meaning: This means you are asking someone to give you the salt because you want to add some to your food.

Choice of Words: Can is a modal verb that means you are able to do something. Pass means to move something from one place to another. Salt is a mineral used for seasoning food. When you put them together, "Can you pass the salt" is a polite way of asking someone to give you the salt.

I need some salt.

Meaning: This means you are telling someone that you need salt for something, like adding it to your food.

Choice of Words: Need means to require something. Salt is a mineral used for seasoning food. When you put them together, "I need some salt" means that you require some salt for something.

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