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Why did the alphabetical ordering change? To overcome a mechanical problem.
When the typist went too quickly the typebars would collide, jamming the mechanism.
The solution was to change the locations of the keys: letters such as i and e that were often typed in succession were placed on opposite sides of the machine so that their bars would not collide.
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4. The story makes sense, but the arrangement of the keys doesn't completely fit the story.
Yes, i and e form a frequent pair and are far apart, but what about other frequent pairs, such as e and r, or i, n, g
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