Herman does not want to go to his wife's reunion, so, in a very sarcastic voice, he says "Oh, yeah, I really want to go to the reunion with you-I'm sure it will be so much fun." His wife, who suffers a brain disorder, hears this and says "I'm glad. I thought you might not want to go." Apparently, she did not pick up on Herman's real meaning at all. Why not?

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Receptive aprosodia is a condition where a person has difficulty understanding the emotional tone or sarcasm in speech, which explains why Herman's wife did not pick up on his sarcastic tone.

Herman Does Not Want to Go to His Wife's Reunion