Asked by puppmas

You are conversing with your friend Megan who is Deaf and are working with her interpreter, but you do not understand what your friend is trying to say. What should you do in order to clear this up?(1 point)
Responses

Look at your friend and shrug to indicate that you don't understand.
Look at your friend and shrug to indicate that you don't understand.

Look at the interpreter and ask her "Can you please repeat what you just said? I missed a few words."
Look at the interpreter and ask her "Can you please repeat what you just said? I missed a few words."

Remind her interpreter that you know some ASL and would prefer that she sign to you, only very slowly.
Remind her interpreter that you know some ASL and would prefer that she sign to you, only very slowly.

Look at your friend and speak the question "I'm not sure what you mean, can you say that in another way?"
Look at your friend and speak the question "I'm not sure what you mean, can you say that in another way?"

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Look at your friend and say, "I'm not sure what you mean, can you say that in another way?"

Address the Deaf person directly (not the interpreter). Don't shrug or ask the interpreter to slow down or sign to you — ask the person you're communicating with to clarify or rephrase.