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That sounds like maybe you got carried away by a tip on avoiding
passive voice. Infinitives have their place.
On the other hand, they can be a sign of unnecessary wordiness. I
don't think many people would take the terse "See <link>" as an
imperative.
On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 12:36 PM Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:
>
> 25 years ago, when I had my introduction to technical writing in a
> technical writing course, I learned to avoid the "to be" sense and
> wound-up applying that to nearly every use of the word "to" and the
> future tense. Whether my instructor was right or wrong, the habit
> remained. I also look for ways to say things with the fewest words
> possible that convey all of the necessary information, like avoiding
> unnecessary repetition.
>
> Is it important for you to repeat "A." If "A" is a long title, will the
> duplicity help or hinder?
>
> Here, you can delete the word "to" and then fix your sentence. For
> example, "Learn more [at] A" or "See [A]" and leave out everything else.
>
> Here are my examples with your examples for comparison using this link
> represented by brackets:
>https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution.
>
> A: To learn more about The Constitution of the United States of America,
> see [The Constitution of the United States of America].
>
> B: See [The Constitution of the United States of America] to learn more
> about The Constitution of the United States of America.
>
> C: Learn more about [The Constitution of the United States of America].
>
> D: See [The Constitution of the United States of America].
>
> Perhaps you may want something that says "follow" [or click] this link."
> People are internet savvy now and can usually recognize that linked text
> provides more information about the text and do not need to be reminded
> to follow the link or that by following the link they will "learn more."
>
> There are example of "See [link]" here,
>https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/us/easy-learning/future-reference.
> Although many references on that page are self-referencing. Minor error...://techwr-l.com/archives
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