Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10070 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

nail'dnailed

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

Puritas changed it: 85 times in 68 works
Consistency: 88.5% (85 of 96)
Reach if approved: ~101 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: nailed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 96 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (85 changes in 68 works, 88.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 85)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of Angels; he suffered in his Body the most ignominious and painful Death, being nail'dnailed to the Cross in the sight of the World: The Sufferings of his Soul …
With rule
… of Angels; he suffered in his Body the most ignominious and painful Death, being nail'dnailed to the Cross in the sight of the World: The Sufferings of his Soul …
William Bates · Sermons Preached on Several Occasions · p. 79 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Groans, Winding-ſheets, Coffins, and ſee your ſelves (as it were) ſtreched out, nail'dnailed up, and on the ſhoulders of men carrying to the grave, where Worms and …
With rule
… and Groans, Winding-ſheets, Coffins, and ſee your ſelves (as it were) ſtreched out, nail'dnailed up, and on the ſhoulders of men carrying to the grave, where Worms and …
John Fox · Time and the End of Time · p. 136 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sharp Thorns, which every where like Darts pierced his tender flesh; and at last, nail'dnailed his Hands and Feet to a Cross, a most acute and lingring Death: and …
With rule
… sharp Thorns, which every where like Darts pierced his tender flesh; and at last, nail'dnailed his Hands and Feet to a Cross, a most acute and lingring Death: and …
John Kettlewell · The Practical Believer · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
… he hath blotted out the hand-writing of Ordinances that was againſt us, and nail'dnailed it to the Croſs, Col. 2.14. So that cùm à mundo damnamur, à Chriſto abſolvimur …
With rule
… he hath blotted out the hand-writing of Ordinances that was againſt us, and nail'dnailed it to the Croſs, Col. 2.14. So that cùm à mundo damnamur, à Chriſto abſolvimur …
William Nicholson · Davids Harp Strung and Tuned · p. 360 · Open in the reader
Printed
… back, and made deep and long ſurrows; his hands and feet were pierced and nail'dnailed to the Croſs, yea, ſaith he by the Prophet, all my bones are out …
With rule
… back, and made deep and long ſurrows; his hands and feet were pierced and nail'dnailed to the Croſs, yea, ſaith he by the Prophet, all my bones are out …
Ralph Venning · Sin the Plague of Plagues · p. 115 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not ſay, why haſt thou forſaken me? He felt many pains, being pierced thorow, nail'dnailed unto the Croſſe; and yet He does not cry out and ſay, Oh! what …
With rule
… not ſay, why haſt thou forſaken me? He felt many pains, being pierced thorow, nail'dnailed unto the Croſſe; and yet He does not cry out and ſay, Oh! what …
William Bridge · The Works of William Bridge Volume 3 · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… rebuker. Though often reproved hee hardens his necks: he and his diſtemper are ſo nail'dnailed together, that reprehenſions ſever them not.
With rule
… rebuker. Though often reproved hee hardens his necks: he and his diſtemper are ſo nail'dnailed together, that reprehenſions ſever them not.
William Jenkyn · A Sleeping Sickness · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thou didst, nail'dnailed to thy crosse.
With rule
Thou didst, nail'dnailed to thy crosse.
Robert Boyd · A Spiritual Hymn · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… in our ſtead, and as our Surety) hath taken out of the way and Nail'dNailed it to his Croſs (with the ſame Nails wherewith himſelf was Nailed) Col, 2.14. So …
With rule
… in our ſtead, and as our Surety) hath taken out of the way and Nail'dNailed it to his Croſs (with the ſame Nails wherewith himſelf was Nailed) Col, 2.14. So …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 176 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which is the Law, 1 Cor. 15.54, 55. He hath Cancell'd this Handwriting of the Law, and Nail'dNailed it to his Croſs, Col. 2.14, 15. and finally, he hath broke open the Priſon of …
With rule
… which is the Law, 1 Cor. 15.54, 55. He hath Cancell'd this Handwriting of the Law, and Nail'dNailed it to his Croſs, Col. 2.14, 15. and finally, he hath broke open the Priſon of …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 276 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Death: This muſt be ſo, becauſe he was 1. Sore Racked, when his Hands were Nail'dNailed wide aſunder upon the Head-poſt, and his Feet wide aſunder, alſo upon the …
With rule
… Death: This muſt be ſo, becauſe he was 1. Sore Racked, when his Hands were Nail'dNailed wide aſunder upon the Head-poſt, and his Feet wide aſunder, alſo upon the …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 227 · Open in the reader