Add remove, delete, add and create guidelines (#13593)

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title: When to use remove, delete, add and create
subtitle: The difference between remove/delete and add/create.
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# Remove vs Delete
Remove and Delete are quite similar, but can be frustrating if used inconsistently.
## Remove
Take away and set aside, but kept in existence.
For example:
* Removing a user's permission
* Removing a user from a group
* Removing links between items
* Removing a widget
* Removing a link
* Removing an item from a cart
## Delete
Erase, rendered nonexistent or nonrecoverable.
For example:
* Deleting a field
* Deleting a value in a field
* Deleting a task
* Deleting a group
* Deleting a permission
* Deleting a calendar event
# Add vs Create
In most cases, Create can be paired with Delete, and Add can be paired with Remove.
## Add
An already-exisiting item.
For example:
* Adding a permission to a user
* Adding a user to a group
* Adding links between items
* Adding a widget
* Adding a link
* Adding an item to a cart
## Create
Something made from scratch.
For example:
* Creating a new field
* Creating a new value in a field
* Creating a new task
* Creating a new group
* Creating a new permission
* Creating a new calendar event
Based on this is [UX magazine article](https://uxmag.com/articles/ui-copy-remove-vs-delete2-banner).