Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10034 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

trim'dtrimmed

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 57 times in 48 works
Consistency: 91.9% (57 of 62)
Reach if approved: ~65 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: trimmed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 62 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (57 changes in 48 works, 91.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 57)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… most endeared affections, though their cloaths were not made by the same Taylor! nor trim'dtrimmed up with the same Ceremonies of Ribbonds, and Lace; Let the worshippers of Mahomet …
With rule
… most endeared affections, though their cloaths were not made by the same Taylor! nor trim'dtrimmed up with the same Ceremonies of Ribbonds, and Lace; Let the worshippers of Mahomet …
Vincent Alsop · A Sober Inquiry Into the Reasonings of the Serious Inquiry · p. 197 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of ſorrow, (as Mephiboſheth did, 2 Sam. 19.24.) now being to appear before the King, he trim'dtrimmed himſelf and ſhaved his Beard, and changed his Raiment. When he came into the …
With rule
… of ſorrow, (as Mephiboſheth did, 2 Sam. 19.24.) now being to appear before the King, he trim'dtrimmed himſelf and ſhaved his Beard, and changed his Raiment. When he came into the …
Samuel Cradock · The History of the Old Testament Methodized · p. 65 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Virgins, did they not go far, had they not got Lamps, had they not trim'dtrimmed up their Lamps went they not forth to meet Chriſt, and came they not …
With rule
… Virgins, did they not go far, had they not got Lamps, had they not trim'dtrimmed up their Lamps went they not forth to meet Chriſt, and came they not …
William Greenhill · The Sound-Hearted Christian · p. 11 · Open in the reader
Printed
… great length, in ſo delicate and pleaſant, Order and Evenneſs, as if they were trim'dtrimmed, and made even with a great deal of Diligence, ſo that at a Diſtance …
With rule
… great length, in ſo delicate and pleaſant, Order and Evenneſs, as if they were trim'dtrimmed, and made even with a great deal of Diligence, ſo that at a Diſtance …
John Ray · A Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages · p. 228 · Open in the reader
Printed
… more fine and curious, they muſt have the Diſh garniſhed, the Cloath laced and trim'dtrimmed Al-a-mode, they care not for plain Song: this is all Babiſh and …
With rule
… more fine and curious, they muſt have the Diſh garniſhed, the Cloath laced and trim'dtrimmed Al-a-mode, they care not for plain Song: this is all Babiſh and …
Ralph Venning · Remains · p. 187 · Open in the reader
Printed
… hide a multitude of sins: and let us but observe how the Apostle hath trim'dtrimmed it, and it renders this cloak of love very lovely, and such a livery …
With rule
… hide a multitude of sins: and let us but observe how the Apostle hath trim'dtrimmed it, and it renders this cloak of love very lovely, and such a livery …
Richard Eedes · Great Britains Resurrection · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
Dreſt, and trim'dtrimmed up, in their affected mode?
With rule
Dreſt, and trim'dtrimmed up, in their affected mode?
George Wither · The Protector · p. 47 · Open in the reader
Printed
Some trim'dtrimmed with coſtly Gems the Ladies ſhrine.
With rule
Some trim'dtrimmed with coſtly Gems the Ladies ſhrine.
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · p. 24 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Collection of Poems A68914

Printed
Trim'dTrimmed vp in her beſt array;
With rule
Trim'dTrimmed vp in her beſt array;
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader