Do we read to show off? (From BBC learning English)
What do you read when you are on the bus or train? Some people might hold a copy of a classic novel to impress other commuters.
Actually, I do the opposite! Since I am an extrovert person, always engaged with new ideas and projects, my brain needs to unwind with light reading, I suffer from people around me judgment, they often make fun of me because I am into romance and thriller books, they consider me an intellectual woman, so for them I am not allow to relax with whatever takes my fancy!
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Do we read to show off? (From BBC learning English)
What do you read when you are on the bus or train? Some people might hold a copy of a classic novel to impress other commuters.
Actually, I do the opposite! Since I am an extrovert person, always engaged with new ideas and projects, my brain needs to unwind with light reading.,
1/ "Extrovert" is a noun. "Extroverted" is the adjective. You could therefore say "an extroverted person", but not "an extrovert person". However in this case "extrovert" is all you need.
2/ "Engaged with new ideas" is an unusual turn of phrase, but it seems to convey the idea accurately so in my view it's fine as it is.
3/ This sentence ran on far too long. I've therefore split it to make it more readable.
I suffer from people around me judgment judging me.
Judgement is a noun, not a verb; they are judging you, and in doing so are making a judgement. You could also say "I suffer from the judgement of the people around me." Again I suggest ending the sentence at that point. The next thing that you say is related to the judgement, but it's really a separate thing.
They often make fun of me because I am into romance and thriller books. They consider me to be an intellectual woman, so for them they believe that I am not allowed to relax with whatever takes my fancy!
1/ It's true that "to be" can often be omitted from sentences like this in English, but in my opinion it's better to do it once you have a firm handle on the language. (Also I would only do it if the following word was an adjective; for example, "They consider me lucky". Even then I'd avoid it.) Consider the same sentence in Italian:
"Pensano che io sia una donna intellettuale"
If you left out the verb "sia" it could still be understood, but it may sound odd and it's not very grammatical.
2/ "for them" is an expression which indicates what other people believe; "For them, it was important that we visit Capri." In this case you have explicitly stated that you are talking about what they believe. That means that "for them" is redundant.
3/ "Allow" is when someone is giving permission; "I will allow him to enter". "Allowed" is when permission has been given. "I was allowed to enter the castle".
Overall, this was well written. Enjoy your romanzi rosa!
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