Bonjour Jean-Francois, Karl & everyone -
I¹d written last year about the language of linking, specifically about the
use of verbs:
http://online-copywriter.com/wordpress/2007/03/20/dont-click-here-avoid-verb
s/
In a nutshell, the advice about avoiding verbs seems to be outdated. I¹d be
happy to update the entry in QA Tips if there is a perceived need.
Cheers!
Hal
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> Hi Jean-François,
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> Le 18 févr. 2008 à 20:20, NAUD Jean Francois a écrit :
>> > why is the use of a verb phrase ( "is not a verb phrase") forbidden ?
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> to give a bit more context with regards to your request. You are
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> http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/noClickHere
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> Both of these sentences divulge too much of the mechanics of getting
> the Amaya software. If you want to call your reader to action, use
> something like:
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> Get _Amaya_!
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> Note that "get" is left out of the hypertext; we do not recommend
> putting verb phrases in link text. Thus, rather than:
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> _Tell me more_ about Amaya.
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> You should write:
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> Tell me more about _Amaya_: W3C's free editor/browser that lets
> you create HTML, SVG, and MathML documents.
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> I guess the rationale behind that is that the link as given in the
> example, doesn't start the download but is the actual homepage of Amaya.
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