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Jb7007 Posted 8 years ago
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Awa lolope,awa ma lolope ooo...We give all glory to Almighty God for journey mercies.On our way back to Ibadan,along Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan road around 8pm,our car fell into a ditch even though 2 tyres bursted;we walked away unscathed!Is this not worth thanking God for?So join us in thanking God for sparing our lives!
  

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Don't forget to leave a space after a full stop or other sentence-break punctuation. There is no such word as 'bursted'; the past (and past participle) is 'burst'. Low numbers (such as two) should be written in full, not just as a number.

— David Hatton

  • Don't forget to leave a space after a full stop or other sentence-break punctuation.
  • There is no such word as 'bursted'; the past (and past participle) is 'burst'.
  • Low numbers (such as two) should be written in full, not just as a number.
  • I'm not sure what you mean by 'journey mercies' but I guess the meaning from the anecdote.
  • I've also split the middle sentence as your fell into the ditch 'because', not 'even though', the tyres burst.
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Don't forget to leave a space after a full stop or other sentence-break punctuation.

There is no such word as 'bursted'; the past (and past participle) is 'burst'. Low numbers (such as two) should be written in full, not just as a number.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'journey mercies' but I guess the meaning from the anecdote.

I've also split the middle sentence as your fel

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