Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: Charles Richmond
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 01:00

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"Andrew Swallow" <am.sw...@btopenworld.com> wrote in message 
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> 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 the "V" looks like a proofreader's mark for inserting text.

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numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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From: "Charles Richmond" <nume...@aquaporin4.com>
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Subject: Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 20:00:37 -0500
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