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the computer blown up vs the computer blew up

The correct phrase is "the computer blew up." The verb "blew" is the past tense of "blow," which is the correct verb to use in this context. "Blown" is the past participle form of the verb and is not suitable for this sentence.

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the computer blown up

This phrase is incorrect. The past participle "blown" is not suitable in this context.

The correct phrase should be "the computer blew up" when referring to an explosion or malfunction of a computer.
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  • Jul 31, 2013 ... We have an unfortunate habit of judging our photos at 1:1 (100%) magnification on the computer. Blown up this big, pretty much every little ...
  • Jun 7, 2013 ... It shows stills of the body taken from a digital film, printed, then scanned into the computer, blown up and printed again. Up close, you notice the ...

the computer blew up

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to an explosion or malfunction of a computer.

Use this phrase when describing a situation where a computer has exploded or malfunctioned.
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  • Jun 21, 2015 ... "The first thing that happened when we started this album with all the equipment as soon as we set up, the computer blew up and we lost our ...
  • Jul 1, 2014 ... 72-year-old Loretta Luff said she heard a snap and suddenly the computer blew up and caught her clothes and carpet on fire, according to ...
  • Jun 8, 2015 ... The computer blew up and sent me to Black Jesus who had dead chickens everywhere. So I called the priest and he hit me over the head and I ...

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