Hello
When reading for pleasure, I often find myself parsing the text I am reading, trying to understand its syntax. This I do to understand the meaning of the text; indeed, parsing has helped me to better retain information. But it is not convenient whatsoever, and in all honesty it takes the pleasure out of reading.
In spite of that, I find it difficult to link what I am reading - the bare words and phrases - with any actual meaning if I do not parse the text.
Is this a problem any of you have faced - if not, are there any recorded cases of this problem? Are there people whose brains cann…