Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: Chris J Dixon
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 07:11

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Andrew Swallow wrote:

>On 12/05/2016 02:11, redfa...@gmail.com wrote:
>> I'm a good 17 years late, but I was always told it was Ctrl-Velcro.
>>
>Ctrl-v for Paste simply because Ctrl-P is Print and V follows C and X on 
>QWERTY keyboards.

and also that a V looks like an insertion arrow.

Chris
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