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Article #146417Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!
From: Chris J Dixon
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:16
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:16
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Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote: > Interesting theory - I think the reason has to do with the keyboard >layout. X, C and V are adjacent and in easy reach of the left hand with the >little finger on the control key (X is delete, C is copy and V is paste) and "V" can easily be imagined as an insertion symbol. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK ch...@cdixon.me.uk Plant amazing Acers.
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