The word “add” serves as a versatile link in literature, often used to supplement, intensify, or complete an idea. In some texts it acts as a literal direction—such as in culinary recipes where authors instruct readers to add ingredients to create a flavorfully integrated dish ([1], [2], [3])—while in others it functions more figuratively to introduce extra commentary or evidence, like when Boethius mentions that reason persuades us “to add” his thoughts ([4]), or when Shakespeare subtly enhances a character’s description ([5]). Additionally, “add” can facilitate numerical summations in mathematical or logical contexts ([6], [7]), or serve to accumulate details that enrich an argument or narrative ([8], [9]). In each use, the term carries the idea of joining elements together, whether those elements are flavors, figures, or ideas themselves.