My keyboard doesn't have a 'ctrl' key, it has 'control'. I don't know why removing all the vowels from the word is considered more 'correct' than referring to

My keyboard doesn't have a 'ctrl' key, it has 'control'. I don't know why removing all the vowels from the word is considered more 'correct' than referring to the key by the first letter. Both 'C-' and 'Ctrl+' are ways of shortening the word. It also takes what, five minutes to get accustomed to? Even old dogs can learn this new trick.