Riddle

Never alive but practically extinct. How we miss the letters pressing the ribbon of ink. What is it?

Choose an answer

A.A printer
B.A telegraph
C.A fax machine
D.A typewriter
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 11 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A typewriter

Why this is the answer

A typewriter was never a living thing, but it's now a nearly extinct technology, once used to press keys against an inked ribbon to print each letter.

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