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Could you correct my writing, please? [...] One more memorable think about Norwich. With colleagues, I often discuss if bookshops have a future. Strange thing, but I found an answer here. In a shopping street, I saw a long line – about 200 people - to Waterstones Book Shop. There were people of all ages – from youngsters to seniors. They stayed for an hour or so to buy Bob the Streetcat and had got a sign of its writer. Now I know all about the survival of bookshop.

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Could you correct my writing, please?

One more memorable thing about Norwich. With colleagues, I often discuss with colleagues whether  if bookshops have a future. The strange thing is, but I found an answer here. In a shopping street, I saw a long line of  about 200 people outside - to Waterstones Book Shop. There were people of all ages – from youngsters to seniors. They queued stay for an hour or so to buy Bob the Streetcat and have it autographed/signed by the author. got a sign of its writer. Now I know all about the survival of a bookshop.
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One more memorable #think►THING about Norwich. 

With ► TOGETHER WITH MY colleagues, I often discuss //
(MY COLLEAGUES AND I, WE OFTEN DISCUSS...)

if bookshops have a future.
(WHETHER BOOKSHOPS HAVE A FUTURE OR NOT)

Strange thing, but I found an answer here.
In a shopping street, I saw a long line – about 200 people - ##to ►QUEUING FOR // QUEUING OUTSIDE Waterstones Book Shop. 

There were people of all ages – from youngsters to seniors.
They stayed for an hour =
► THEY HAD BEEN STAYING (/ QUEUING/ WAITING >) FOR AN HOUR or so

(+ IN ORDER >) to buy **"Bob the Streetcat"** and  ##had got ► (+ IN ORDER >) TO GET
a ##sign of ►A SIGNATURE FROM its writer(♫AUTHOR). 

Now I know all about the survival of bookshop►Ssss.

ciao

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Could you correct my writing, please?

One more memorable thing about Norwich. With colleagues, I often discuss if bookshops have a future. Strange thing, but I found an answer here. In a shopping street, I saw a long line, about 200 people, outside Waterstones Book Shop. There were people of all ages, from youngsters to seniors. They stayed for an hour or so to buy Bob the Streetcat and have got it signed by its' author/writer. Now I know all about the survival of a bookshop.


Please remember it's not exactly wrong to use "-" in place of a comma (,), it's just that a comma is deemed more acceptable for informal writing. They serve a similar function you see, with the dash replacing the comma being it's most basic one :) 

Really well written though, must've been some book :) Hope this helps :) 

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