Question

peaking slowly, loudly, and emphasizing the key words, the waitress asked her elderly patron, “Would you rather have a slice of lemon pie or pecan pie, dear?” What is the waitress demonstrating with this speech style?

Answer 1

Answer: It is called Elderspeak

Step-by-step explanation:

Elderspeak is a specialized speech style used by younger adults with older adults, characterized by simpler vocabulary and sentence structure and filler words.