Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10225 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

er'eere

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

Puritas changed it: 112 times in 59 works
Consistency: 94.9% (112 of 118)
Reach if approved: ~124 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: ere
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 118 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (112 changes in 59 works, 94.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 112)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… a great gain to him. Sure something will come down from heaven amongst us er'eere long for such doings. A righteous man in a case so circumstanced, (which I …
With rule
… a great gain to him. Sure something will come down from heaven amongst us er'eere long for such doings. A righteous man in a case so circumstanced, (which I …
George Sikes · The Life and Death of Sir Henry Vane · p. 108 · Open in the reader
Printed
Or what deſpight haue I er'eere done vnto thee?
With rule
Or what deſpight haue I er'eere done vnto thee?
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader
Printed
… but take a little water out of the Sea, how long would it be er'eere that bird should empty the Sea? and yet sooner should such a bird empty …
With rule
… but take a little water out of the Sea, how long would it be er'eere that bird should empty the Sea? and yet sooner should such a bird empty …
Jeremiah Whittaker · The Christians Great Design · p. 31 · Open in the reader
Printed
Or, may'ſt er'eere long be much deceiv'd
With rule
Or, may'ſt er'eere long be much deceiv'd
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 117 · Open in the reader
Printed
How harmelesse er'eere they be, in their intent:
With rule
How harmelesse er'eere they be, in their intent:
George Wither · Withers Motto · Open in the reader
Printed
… with the Sword) for the War with me is determined as to its nature er'eere it come to blows if it begin not by a blow, which ſeldom falls …
With rule
… with the Sword) for the War with me is determined as to its nature er'eere it come to blows if it begin not by a blow, which ſeldom falls …
John Dick · A Testimony to the Doctrine and Government of the Church of Scotland · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… your Conſciences, or turn a deaf ear to it's rebukes, God may awaken you er'eere long in his Wrath, and tear you to pieces when there is none to …
With rule
… your Conſciences, or turn a deaf ear to it's rebukes, God may awaken you er'eere long in his Wrath, and tear you to pieces when there is none to …
Benjamin Keach · A Trumpet Blown in Zion · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of them, ere he could hope to ſee them Saints; they muſt be civilized er'eere they could be Chriſtianized; he could not, as Gregory once of our Nation, ſee …
With rule
… of them, ere he could hope to ſee them Saints; they muſt be civilized er'eere they could be Chriſtianized; he could not, as Gregory once of our Nation, ſee …
Cotton Mather · The Triumphs of the Reformed Religion in America · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (6)

4 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

Printed
Er'eEre the first Beast his time be done away,
With rule
Er'eEre the first Beast his time be done away,
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader
Printed
Er'eEre he shall thereby proue that Ma… is strong.
With rule
Er'eEre he shall thereby proue that Ma… is strong.
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete A15639

Printed
Er'eEre I, will such another brunt endure.
With rule
Er'eEre I, will such another brunt endure.
George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Divine Raptures A28161

Printed
ER'eEre we get into Chriſt, we muſt come out
With rule
ER'eEre we get into Chriſt, we muſt come out
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 143 · Open in the reader