Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10139 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

cann'tcannot

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

Puritas changed it: 126 times in 50 works
Consistency: 95.4% (126 of 132)
Reach if approved: ~139 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 132 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: cannit (6)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (126 changes in 50 works, 95.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 126)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Yes, but in you, that grace I cann'tcannot diſcern.
With rule
Yes, but in you, that grace I cann'tcannot diſcern.
Jacob Cats · Self-Conflict · p. 40 · Open in the reader
Printed
(Since murther cann'tcannot be hid) leſt that the guilt
With rule
(Since murther cann'tcannot be hid) leſt that the guilt
Daniel Cudmore · The History of Joseph · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… alſo ſhould worſhip the Lord with Singing of Pſalms, with a joyful Noiſe. Which cann'tcannot be any other than Singing together with a melodious Voice. But he goes on …
With rule
… alſo ſhould worſhip the Lord with Singing of Pſalms, with a joyful Noiſe. Which cann'tcannot be any other than Singing together with a melodious Voice. But he goes on …
Benjamin Keach · Breach Repaired in Gods Worship · p. 76 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to the Specimen of Calumnies, and elſewhere, is bold enough to own that he cann'tcannot condemn them as guilty of Hereſie.
With rule
… to the Specimen of Calumnies, and elſewhere, is bold enough to own that he cann'tcannot condemn them as guilty of Hereſie.
Stephen Lobb · The Growth of Error · p. 77 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and diſobey'd him. I have abus'd his Grace at that dreadful Rate, that you cann'tcannot imagine the Aggravtion of my Sins, or the Sadneſs of my Caſe. I can't …
With rule
… and diſobey'd him. I have abus'd his Grace at that dreadful Rate, that you cann'tcannot imagine the Aggravtion of my Sins, or the Sadneſs of my Caſe. I can't …
John Shower · Gods Thoughts and Ways Above Ours · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
Though Universities we cann'tcannot endure,
With rule
Though Universities we cann'tcannot endure,
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſhewed themſelves not Chriſt's; had only the outward priviledge of the Church, which alone cann'tcannot give an aſſurance of perſeverance of Salvation. Theſe might fall away, and ſuch as …
With rule
… ſhewed themſelves not Chriſt's; had only the outward priviledge of the Church, which alone cann'tcannot give an aſſurance of perſeverance of Salvation. Theſe might fall away, and ſuch as …
Hezekiah Holland · A Christian Looking Glass · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to their Souls. They are made willing to get rid of that burden. They cann'tcannot bear to think of lying under the burden of Sin. The burden of Sin …
With rule
… to their Souls. They are made willing to get rid of that burden. They cann'tcannot bear to think of lying under the burden of Sin. The burden of Sin …
Nathaniel Clap · Sinners Directed to Hear and Fear · p. 18 · 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.