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 Any contributions are highly appreciated. :pray: You can contribute in two ways:
 
-1. create an issue and tell us your idea :bulb:. Make sure you use the **new idea** label in this case;
-2. fork the project and submit a PR. Before doing that, please make sure that you are reading and following the [Contribution Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md);
+1. create an issue and tell us your idea :bulb:. Make sure that you use the **new idea** label in this case;
+2. fork the project and submit a PR with your new idea. Before doing that, please make sure that you read and follow the [Contribution Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md);
 
 ### Examples
 
-You can also add your own examples to the projects after you have completed them. I highly encourage you to do this as it will show others what amazing things you have built! 👍
+You can also add your own examples to the projects after you have completed them. I highly encourage you to do this as it will show others what amazing things were built! 👍
 
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