"What did you type with?" or "What did you write with?"

[tovarichubermenschen]

Is this sentence, "What did you type with?" correct in English? The expectation answers would be by computer, handphone, etc. Thank you for the explanation.

 

[BobK]

I'd say yes. Many teachers would prefer 'With what...?'

I'm not entirely comfortable with the verb. If I wanted to know about the technology they used, I think I'd ask 'What did you write it on?'

b

 

[emsr2d2]

What on earth is a "handphone"?

 

[BobK]

Good question - I assumed an approximate meaning ('smartphone' perhaps?) Possible contributing factors to the mistake: German Handy and our own 'handset'. But I should have pointed out that it wasn't a word.

b

 

[Jaskin]

hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker;
If someone asked what did I type with I would answer with my fingers :-?

 

[emsr2d2]

hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker;
If someone asked what did I type with I would answer with my fingers :-?

That's a perfectly good answer!

"What did you type it on?" would be a better question to lead to "On a typewriter/computer/mobile phone".

 

[Raymott]

That's a perfectly good answer!

"What did you type it on?" would be a better question to lead to "On a typewriter/computer/mobile phone".

Maybe, but "A4, bond" would be a suitable answer. There really isn't enough context in the question.
"What machine did you type it on" is unambiguous, I think.

 

[emsr2d2]

Maybe, but "A4, bond" would be a suitable answer. There really isn't enough context in the question.
"What machine did you type it on" is unambiguous, I think.

True. Another answer to "What did you write/type it on?" is "On my lap/table". We're not making this any simpler, are we? ;-)