I admit, I had no idea what ‘Elderspeak’  term meant until I read this article in the Telegraph. Apparently it is defined by researchers as overly caring, controlling and infantilising communication - bears many similar traits to “baby talk”, including simplified grammar and vocabulary and overly intimate endearments. Maybe it’s just the circles that I move in but [...]

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