Re: Preferred Sentence Structure

[Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>]

Hi Paul,

âContext before actionâ is always preferred. Even when I experiment with
other methods I always return to context first.

Google finds some resources, but this is most clear (albeit devoid of
persuasive argumentation):

https://goo.gl/images/K5MEL2

-Tony


On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 05:23 Paul Hanson <twer_lists_all -at- hotmail -dot- com>
wrote:

> I'm looking for a source to use in a style guide. Given these two options:
> |
> Option A: To learn more about A, see <hyperlink>A</hyperlink>.
> Option B: See <hyperlink>A</hyperlink> to learn more about A.
> |
> 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.
>
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