Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10042 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

was'twasit

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

Puritas changed it: 74 times in 49 works
Consistency: 100% (74 of 74)
Reach if approved: ~78 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 74 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (74 changes in 49 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 74)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… full of pitty to Oneſimus the fugitive ſervant; to the inceſtuous Corinthian; and who was'twasit but he, that went ſo far, that he wiſht to be anathema for his …
With rule
… full of pitty to Oneſimus the fugitive ſervant; to the inceſtuous Corinthian; and who was'twasit but he, that went ſo far, that he wiſht to be anathema for his …
John Hacket · A Sermon Preached before the King · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
Was'tWasit not thy hand, that to my hand did give him?
With rule
Was'tWasit not thy hand, that to my hand did give him?
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 108 · Open in the reader
Printed
So was'twasit with me: for if thou merry wer't,
With rule
So was'twasit with me: for if thou merry wer't,
George Wither · Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented · Open in the reader
Printed
… the words of my mouth. Why Moſes, there was a time thou ſaidſt, thou was'twasit not eloquent? but that was becauſe he would excuſe himſelf from work: But here …
With rule
… the words of my mouth. Why Moſes, there was a time thou ſaidſt, thou was'twasit not eloquent? but that was becauſe he would excuſe himſelf from work: But here …
Jeremiah Burroughs · The Difference Between the Spots of the Godly and of the Wicked · p. 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
Nor was'twasit then sacrilege, but Sacrifice.
With rule
Nor was'twasit then sacrilege, but Sacrifice.
Simon Ford · The Conflagration of London · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
Was'tWasit not to take Revenge upon his Foes,
With rule
Was'tWasit not to take Revenge upon his Foes,
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and deceitful, like Flowers on a dead Corps, or Varniſh on a rotten Poſt? Was'tWasit thou ever throughly made ſenſible of, humbled for, and by renewing Grace quickned, raiſed …
With rule
… and deceitful, like Flowers on a dead Corps, or Varniſh on a rotten Poſt? Was'tWasit thou ever throughly made ſenſible of, humbled for, and by renewing Grace quickned, raiſed …
Samuel Pomfret · Sermon Preached to Young People · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
And beſt edition much corrected was'twasit,
With rule
And beſt edition much corrected was'twasit,
Thomas Hodges · The Vanity of Man at His Best Estate · p. 25 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.