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"on the attached" or "in the attached"

English Language & Usage Asked on July 31, 2021

Which one of the following sentences is correct?

  1. You can find the information on the attached file.
  2. You can find the information in the attached file.

3 Answers

since the info is "inside" the file as you're going to open it, be it digital or a physical file, I'd go with "in".

Answered by Faradin on July 31, 2021

The information is within the contents of the file, not placed on top of the file. Therefore, I side with using "in".

By contrast, using "on" feels like there is more to the sentence, like the information about the file... something. For example:

You can find the information on the attached file in the database.

Answered by psosuna on July 31, 2021

French "sur" corresponds to English "on."

In either case, the prepositional object is keeping the modified from falling to Earth, or maybe farther... into oblivion. The thing that is under physically supports the thing that is "on."

Alternatively, strictly data-driven, I've never seen a usage in which "on the attached" seemed superior.

Answered by Matt Harvey on July 31, 2021

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