The article focuses on the writing, not so much the actual understanding. I've wondered if there's actually an advantage in understanding when reading English d

The article focuses on the writing, not so much the actual understanding. I've wondered if there's actually an advantage in understanding when reading English documentation, sources, etc., in that some native English speaker might be inclined to lazily learn something by just memorizing key points as the words are written and such whereas a non-fluent English speaker would have to mentally translate ideas into their native language and then memorize that mental translation. It's an extra muscle that gets exercised.