Perhaps it is because I have read so many well-constructed sentences and paragraphs. Maybe it is because my job has often involved writing and editing and re-writing technical documents. In any case, errors scream loudly at me from the page. Awkward, tangled sentence structure, poor word usage, and sentence fragments correct themselves in my brain - to improve readability and ensure grammatical correctness. This has been a very useful attribute when I am re-writing a proposal. However, it is terribly distracting when an author and/or editor have been sloppy or clueless, and I have no power to fix the problems that I detect. Generally, I do not finish reading a book that has too many problems with its construction. There is a lot of beautiful writing out there to be savored.

So, I would say to "pinerivergirl" that this "talent" is a blessing and a curse, depending on the situation....
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jcfrank