Preferred Sentence Structure

Subject: Preferred Sentence Structure
From: Paul Hanson <twer_lists_all -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:46:33 +0000

I'm looking for a source to use in a style guide. Given these two options:
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Option A: To learn more about A, see <hyperlink>A</hyperlink>.
Option B: See <hyperlink>A</hyperlink> to learn more about A.
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I want to specify that Option A is the preferred sentence structure for the following reasons:
1) it doesn't make the reader choose whether to click the hyperlink or finish the sentence.
2) if the reader does finish the sentence, the eyes have to go back 5 words in order to click the hyperlink.

I can't remember where I read about this. It might have been mentioned in a WritersUA session or stated on this list - if *you* know and think, "Duh Hanson, it's in [source]" please tell me...

Thank you.

Paul Hanson
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