What preposition is most suitable referring to the verb add and the object Google Docs?
I've just added an essay in, into or on Google Docs?
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I feel that it is either on or to (or even onto) depending on what is the perspective of the speaker.
I've added/put/published the video on YouTube
Is taking the perspective of a certain platform (YouTube/SharePoint/ Google Docs), on which the file is now available
I've added/moved/transferred the file (on)to the SharePoint
Instead is taking the perspective of the file itself and its journey from the original location to its destination in the cloud
'in' can probably be used too, but I feel that it's better coupled with a different verb, e.g.
I've put/stored the file in the SharePoint/ a USB pendrive
Conveying the idea of something that is stored for later usage.
to add something to something
as in a collection of documents or a database of documents
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1I don't think that really applies here. Google Docs is the proper name of a site, not literally a collection of documents.– stangdonCommented Aug 30, 2018 at 19:00
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I agree with stangdon. I can see how you might talk about adding something to your doc(ument)s, but that's not how Google Docs is really used. But I guess it's not really wrong either because one might construe it as a bunch of documents. At any rate, you usually upload a document/whatever to your Google Drive – I'd stick to that phrasing.– user3395Commented Aug 30, 2018 at 19:32
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@stangdon I was not commenting on Google Docs per se. Perhaps you should address the OP. Files are uploaded to Google Docs and then converted, as I see it.– LambieCommented Jan 16, 2020 at 18:41
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@userr2684291 Google Docs is whatever you put there. A bunch of docs is a collection of docs and you add a document to them. Very simple.– LambieCommented Jul 11, 2020 at 19:10