Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10206 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

drop'ddropped

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

Puritas changed it: 67 times in 43 works
Consistency: 97.1% (67 of 69)
Reach if approved: ~72 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: dropped
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 69 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (67 changes in 43 works, 97.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 67)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… then things were not Created by him, or not underſtandingly and voluntarily Created, but drop'ddropped from him before he was aware. To think that the firſt cauſe of all …
With rule
… then things were not Created by him, or not underſtandingly and voluntarily Created, but drop'ddropped from him before he was aware. To think that the firſt cauſe of all …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 313 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and loved the Honour of God's Houſe, ſhook their Heads at the Stones that drop'ddropped down from the Pinacles. Therefore that the Ruines of it might be no more …
With rule
… and loved the Honour of God's Houſe, ſhook their Heads at the Stones that drop'ddropped down from the Pinacles. Therefore that the Ruines of it might be no more …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
… new Jeruſalem: the greateſt part of him was now in Heaven; not a word drop'ddropped from his mouth but it breathed Chriſt and Heaven. O what incouments did he …
With rule
… new Jeruſalem: the greateſt part of him was now in Heaven; not a word drop'ddropped from his mouth but it breathed Chriſt and Heaven. O what incouments did he …
James Janeway · Invisibles Realities Demonstrated in the Life and Death of John Janeway · p. 108 · Open in the reader
Printed
… there's the Miſchief, the Key of the Grave was by ſome Miſhap or other drop'ddropped from it, otherwiſe the Pope had been equally as Immortal as Infallible,) but the …
With rule
… there's the Miſchief, the Key of the Grave was by ſome Miſhap or other drop'ddropped from it, otherwiſe the Pope had been equally as Immortal as Infallible,) but the …
Christopher Ness · The Devils Patriarch · p. 48 · Open in the reader
Printed
… have God give you Comfort, and never think of him? Indeed Israel had Manna drop'ddropped into their Tents, and they never Thought of it; but God will not drop …
With rule
… have God give you Comfort, and never think of him? Indeed Israel had Manna drop'ddropped into their Tents, and they never Thought of it; but God will not drop …
Thomas Watson · Religion Our True Interest · p. 120 · Open in the reader
Printed
… make it white? This covers the Soul all over with Spots of Blood, Blood drop'ddropped from the Hearts of thouſands of men, of many Excellent, and precious Perſons, one …
With rule
… make it white? This covers the Soul all over with Spots of Blood, Blood drop'ddropped from the Hearts of thouſands of men, of many Excellent, and precious Perſons, one …
Peter Sterry · The True Way of Uniting the People of God · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and how well ſhe us'd her Pen as well as her Lips, both which drop'ddropped as the H…ney-comb; but her inward Adorning, of great Price in the …
With rule
… and how well ſhe us'd her Pen as well as her Lips, both which drop'ddropped as the H…ney-comb; but her inward Adorning, of great Price in the …
Benjamin Colman · The Fathers Tears over his Daughters Remains · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Writings already published, it will sure set thee a thirsting after what els hath drop'ddropped from the same holy lips or hands. The labours of a man of God …
With rule
… Writings already published, it will sure set thee a thirsting after what els hath drop'ddropped from the same holy lips or hands. The labours of a man of God …
Joseph Alleine · Remains of Joseph Alleine · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Drop'dDropped from his eyes, the Truth he underſtood,
With rule
Drop'dDropped from his eyes, the Truth he underſtood,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 176 · Open in the reader

Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed A32308

Printed
Drop'dDropped from thy fountain, falls into our hand,
With rule
Drop'dDropped from thy fountain, falls into our hand,
Edward Calver · Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed · p. 128 · Open in the reader