> From: Jean-Christophe Helary <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:19:27 +0900 > Cc: [email protected] > > > Use @ref instead of @xref if you need to be flexible with the word > > order. > > According to the documentation @ref generates a "*note" verb at the beginning > of the reference in the info manual.
That "*note" is a special marker for the Info reader which indicates that a reference follows. The fact that in English it reads as a borderline-normative phrase is just a coincidence ;-)
