Re: Preferred Sentence Structure

Subject: Re: Preferred Sentence Structure
From: Lin Laurie <linlaurie1 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: Paul Hanson <twer_lists_all -at- hotmail -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:42:36 +0000

I prefer option A for all the reasons you mentioned. What does Chicago say?

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> On Dec 27, 2018, at 5:23 AM, 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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