Add latest changes from gitlab-org/gitlab@13-5-stable-eev13.5.0-rc42

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md
index c5b57d4623d..0b400d7fdb4 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md
@@ -29,16 +29,17 @@ to the desired destination:
 cd <destination folder>
 ```
 
-[Create a branch](create-branch.md) to add your file to, before it is added to the master
-(main) branch of the project. It is not strictly necessary, but working directly in
-the `master` branch is not recommended unless your project is very small, and you are
-the only person working on it. You can [switch to an existing branch](start-using-git.md#work-on-an-existing-branch),
+[Create a new branch](create-branch.md) to add your file into. Submitting changes directly
+to the default branch should be avoided unless your project is very small and you're the
+only person working on it.
+
+You can also [switch to an existing branch](start-using-git.md#work-on-an-existing-branch)
 if you have one already.
 
 Using your standard tool for copying files (for example, Finder in macOS, or File Explorer
-in Windows), put the file into a directory within the GitLab project.
+on Windows), put the file into a directory within the GitLab project.
 
-Check if your file is actually present in the directory (if you are in Windows,
+Check if your file is actually present in the directory (if you're on Windows,
 use `dir` instead):
 
 ```shell
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ Now you can push (send) your changes (in the branch `<branch-name>`) to GitLab
 git push origin <branch-name>
 ```
 
-Your image will be added to your branch in your repository in GitLab.
+Your image is added to your branch in your repository in GitLab.
 
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