diff --git a/src/core_editor/editor.rs b/src/core_editor/editor.rs
index e75feb6e..226ed736 100644
--- a/src/core_editor/editor.rs
+++ b/src/core_editor/editor.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ impl Editor {
             let cut_slice = {
                 if self.last_edit_was_cut {
                     let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
-                    combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                    // FIXME: not sure whether this should append or prepend
+                    combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
                     &combined
                 } else {
                     cut_slice
@@ -259,10 +260,18 @@ impl Editor {
     fn cut_from_start(&mut self) {
         let insertion_offset = self.line_buffer.insertion_point();
         if insertion_offset > 0 {
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[..insertion_offset],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[..insertion_offset];
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = {
+                if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                    let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                    combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                    &combined
+                } else {
+                    cut_slice
+                }
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_to_insertion_point();
         }
     }
@@ -295,7 +304,7 @@ impl Editor {
             let cut_slice = {
                 if self.last_edit_was_cut {
                     let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
-                    combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                    combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
                     &combined
                 } else {
                     cut_slice
@@ -314,7 +323,7 @@ impl Editor {
             let cut_slice = {
                 if self.last_edit_was_cut {
                     let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
-                    combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                    combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
                     &combined
                 } else {
                     cut_slice
@@ -330,10 +339,16 @@ impl Editor {
         let left_index = self.line_buffer.word_left_index();
         if left_index < insertion_offset {
             let cut_range = left_index..insertion_offset;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                &combined
+            } else {
+                cut_slice
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
             self.line_buffer.set_insertion_point(left_index);
         }
@@ -344,10 +359,16 @@ impl Editor {
         let left_index = self.line_buffer.big_word_left_index();
         if left_index < insertion_offset {
             let cut_range = left_index..insertion_offset;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                &combined
+            } else {
+                cut_slice
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
             self.line_buffer.set_insertion_point(left_index);
         }
@@ -358,10 +379,16 @@ impl Editor {
         let right_index = self.line_buffer.word_right_index();
         if right_index > insertion_offset {
             let cut_range = insertion_offset..right_index;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
+                &combined
+            } else {
+                cut_slice
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
         }
     }
@@ -371,10 +398,16 @@ impl Editor {
         let right_index = self.line_buffer.next_whitespace();
         if right_index > insertion_offset {
             let cut_range = insertion_offset..right_index;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
+                &combined
+            } else {
+                cut_slice
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
         }
     }
@@ -384,10 +417,16 @@ impl Editor {
         let right_index = self.line_buffer.word_right_start_index();
         if right_index > insertion_offset {
             let cut_range = insertion_offset..right_index;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
+                &combined
+            } else {
+                cut_slice
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
         }
     }
@@ -397,10 +436,16 @@ impl Editor {
         let right_index = self.line_buffer.big_word_right_start_index();
         if right_index > insertion_offset {
             let cut_range = insertion_offset..right_index;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let combined;
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
+                &combined
+            } else {
+                cut_slice
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
         }
     }
@@ -409,11 +454,19 @@ impl Editor {
         let insertion_offset = self.line_buffer.insertion_point();
         let right_index = self.line_buffer.grapheme_right_index();
         if right_index > insertion_offset {
+            let combined;
             let cut_range = insertion_offset..right_index;
-            self.cut_buffer.set(
-                &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()],
-                ClipboardMode::Normal,
-            );
+            let cut_slice = &self.line_buffer.get_buffer()[cut_range.clone()];
+            let cut_slice = {
+                if self.last_edit_was_cut {
+                    let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
+                    combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
+                    &combined
+                } else {
+                    cut_slice
+                }
+            };
+            self.cut_buffer.set(cut_slice, ClipboardMode::Normal);
             self.line_buffer.clear_range(cut_range);
         }
     }
@@ -484,7 +537,7 @@ impl Editor {
                 let cut_slice = {
                     if self.last_edit_was_cut {
                         let existing = self.cut_buffer.get().0;
-                        combined = format!("{cut_slice}{existing}");
+                        combined = format!("{existing}{cut_slice}");
                         &combined
                     } else {
                         cut_slice