Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10046 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

wee'lwe'l

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

Puritas changed it: 168 times in 98 works
Consistency: 100% (168 of 168)
Reach if approved: ~177 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: we'll
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 168 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (168 changes in 98 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 168)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
4. Wee'lWe'l ſhew you where the fault is; how it comes to paſs; that all this …
With rule
4. Wee'lWe'l ſhew you where the fault is; how it comes to paſs; that all this …
Samuel Bolton · The Dead Saint Speaking to Saints and Sinners Living · p. 265 · Open in the reader
Printed
Pray knit your brows, wee'lwe'l tremble at your frown;
With rule
Pray knit your brows, wee'lwe'l tremble at your frown;
Daniel Cudmore · The History of Joseph · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… teſtimonies of theſe two men? If they did, tell us who they bee, and wee'lwe'l ſay of them almoſt as much as wee do of you? You ſay ſome …
With rule
… teſtimonies of theſe two men? If they did, tell us who they bee, and wee'lwe'l ſay of them almoſt as much as wee do of you? You ſay ſome …
Ralph Farmer · The Quakers Throne of Truth Satans Seat of Lies · p. 98 · Open in the reader
Printed
Wee'lWe'l begin with that which is next at hand, and in the ſcope of the …
With rule
Wee'lWe'l begin with that which is next at hand, and in the ſcope of the …
Thomas Horton · The Safety of Jerusalem · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of Eternity tolls dolefully in their Ears: then they ſay, By and by Lord, wee'lwe'l come to worſhip, to repent and amend: but if a good Criſis lengthen the …
With rule
… of Eternity tolls dolefully in their Ears: then they ſay, By and by Lord, wee'lwe'l come to worſhip, to repent and amend: but if a good Criſis lengthen the …
Samuel Lee · Contemplations on Mortality · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and I am ready; lead, and I will follow; command, and I will obey: wee'lwe'l never ſay more to the works of our hands, Ye are our gods; for …
With rule
… and I am ready; lead, and I will follow; command, and I will obey: wee'lwe'l never ſay more to the works of our hands, Ye are our gods; for …
John Onley · Consolation to those Distinguished by Names of Reproach · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his paſſion, and ſmiling, ſaid, Non volumus de his amplius, ſed de aliis colloqui. Wee'lWe'l talk no more of theſe matters.
With rule
… his paſſion, and ſmiling, ſaid, Non volumus de his amplius, ſed de aliis colloqui. Wee'lWe'l talk no more of theſe matters.
John Trapp · Commentary on Prov Ecc SoS Isa Jer Lam Eze Dan · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
Leaving the Coach and Cloyſter, wee'lwe'l take part
With rule
Leaving the Coach and Cloyſter, wee'lwe'l take part
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · p. 71 · 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.