diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 393c10cbcf..e97699d6b9 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ static void check_embedded_repo(const char *path)
 	strbuf_strip_suffix(&name, "/");
 
 	warning(_("adding embedded git repository: %s"), name.buf);
-	if (!adviced_on_embedded_repo &&
-	    advice_enabled(ADVICE_ADD_EMBEDDED_REPO)) {
-		advise(embedded_advice, name.buf, name.buf);
+	if (!adviced_on_embedded_repo) {
+		advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_ADD_EMBEDDED_REPO,
+				  embedded_advice, name.buf, name.buf);
 		adviced_on_embedded_repo = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -328,10 +328,8 @@ static int add_files(struct dir_struct *dir, int flags)
 		fprintf(stderr, _(ignore_error));
 		for (i = 0; i < dir->ignored_nr; i++)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", dir->ignored[i]->name);
-		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_ADD_IGNORED_FILE))
-			advise(_("Use -f if you really want to add them.\n"
-				"Turn this message off by running\n"
-				"\"git config advice.addIgnoredFile false\""));
+		advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_ADD_IGNORED_FILE,
+				  _("Use -f if you really want to add them."));
 		exit_status = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -440,10 +438,8 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (require_pathspec && pathspec.nr == 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Nothing specified, nothing added.\n"));
-		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_ADD_EMPTY_PATHSPEC))
-			advise( _("Maybe you wanted to say 'git add .'?\n"
-				"Turn this message off by running\n"
-				"\"git config advice.addEmptyPathspec false\""));
+		advise_if_enabled(ADVICE_ADD_EMPTY_PATHSPEC,
+				  _("Maybe you wanted to say 'git add .'?"));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/t/t3700-add.sh b/t/t3700-add.sh
index f23d39f0d5..839c904745 100755
--- a/t/t3700-add.sh
+++ b/t/t3700-add.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ test_expect_success 'Test of git add' '
 	touch foo && git add foo
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'Test with no pathspecs' '
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	Nothing specified, nothing added.
+	hint: Maybe you wanted to say ${SQ}git add .${SQ}?
+	hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.addEmptyPathspec false"
+	EOF
+	git add 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'Post-check that foo is in the index' '
 	git ls-files foo | grep foo
 '
@@ -339,6 +349,40 @@ test_expect_success '"git add ." in empty repo' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"git add" a embedded repository' '
+	rm -fr outer && git init outer &&
+	(
+		cd outer &&
+		for i in 1 2
+		do
+			name=inner$i &&
+			git init $name &&
+			git -C $name commit --allow-empty -m $name ||
+				return 1
+		done &&
+		git add . 2>actual &&
+		cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		warning: adding embedded git repository: inner1
+		hint: You${SQ}ve added another git repository inside your current repository.
+		hint: Clones of the outer repository will not contain the contents of
+		hint: the embedded repository and will not know how to obtain it.
+		hint: If you meant to add a submodule, use:
+		hint:
+		hint: 	git submodule add <url> inner1
+		hint:
+		hint: If you added this path by mistake, you can remove it from the
+		hint: index with:
+		hint:
+		hint: 	git rm --cached inner1
+		hint:
+		hint: See "git help submodule" for more information.
+		hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.addEmbeddedRepo false"
+		warning: adding embedded git repository: inner2
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'error on a repository with no commits' '
 	rm -fr empty &&
 	git init empty &&
@@ -370,8 +414,7 @@ cat >expect.err <<\EOF
 The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
 ignored-file
 hint: Use -f if you really want to add them.
-hint: Turn this message off by running
-hint: "git config advice.addIgnoredFile false"
+hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.addIgnoredFile false"
 EOF
 cat >expect.out <<\EOF
 add 'track-this'
diff --git a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
index 00c1f1aab1..5c4a89df5c 100755
--- a/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t7400-submodule-basic.sh
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule add to .gitignored path fails' '
 		The following paths are ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
 		submod
 		hint: Use -f if you really want to add them.
-		hint: Turn this message off by running
-		hint: "git config advice.addIgnoredFile false"
+		hint: Disable this message with "git config advice.addIgnoredFile false"
 		EOF
 		# Does not use test_commit due to the ignore
 		echo "*" > .gitignore &&