Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10362 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

need'stneedest

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

Puritas changed it: 60 times in 48 works
Consistency: 96.7% (60 of 62)
Reach if approved: ~65 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: needest
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 62 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (60 changes in 48 works, 96.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 60)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Mutiny. It was the ſaying of a Heathen, Intus ſi recte, ne labores, Thou need'ſtneedest not trouble thy ſelf, if all be well within.
With rule
… Mutiny. It was the ſaying of a Heathen, Intus ſi recte, ne labores, Thou need'ſtneedest not trouble thy ſelf, if all be well within.
Benjamin Baxter · A Posing Question Put by the Wise Man · p. 163 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thou need'stneedest not shake the Pulpit-Glass,
With rule
Thou need'stneedest not shake the Pulpit-Glass,
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
6 Thou need'stneedest not us; What canst the ha…
With rule
6 Thou need'stneedest not us; What canst the ha…
Benjamin Keach · A Feast of Fat Things Full of Marrow · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
Well then, that thou may'ſt find a good token for good, thou need'ſtneedest not aſcend into Heaven to ſearch the Archives, or court Rolls of the upper …
With rule
Well then, that thou may'ſt find a good token for good, thou need'ſtneedest not aſcend into Heaven to ſearch the Archives, or court Rolls of the upper …
Thomas Sharpe · Divine Comforts · p. 212 · Open in the reader
Printed
25. One ſaying to a Philoſopher, Couldſt thou but pleaſe Dionyſius, thou need'ſtneedest not eat herbs and roots; the Philoſopher anſwered, could'ſt thou but eat herbs and …
With rule
25. One ſaying to a Philoſopher, Couldſt thou but pleaſe Dionyſius, thou need'ſtneedest not eat herbs and roots; the Philoſopher anſwered, could'ſt thou but eat herbs and …
Ralph Venning · Canaans Flowings · p. 185 · Open in the reader
Printed
… than in many dayes beſide; be doing with what thou haſt received, and thou need'ſtneedest not fear loſing it: when we are idle, then we fall aſleep and grow …
With rule
… than in many dayes beſide; be doing with what thou haſt received, and thou need'ſtneedest not fear loſing it: when we are idle, then we fall aſleep and grow …
Richard Alleine · A Vindication of Godliness · p. 305 · Open in the reader
Printed
Laſtly, If thy ſoul once get an intereſt in the Lord Jeſus, thou need'ſtneedest not fear what all the beaſts of the wilderneſs can do againſt thee: This …
With rule
Laſtly, If thy ſoul once get an intereſt in the Lord Jeſus, thou need'ſtneedest not fear what all the beaſts of the wilderneſs can do againſt thee: This …
Faithful Teate · A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thou need'stneedest not fear, where thou dost go:
With rule
Thou need'stneedest not fear, where thou dost go:
Stephen Coven · The Militant Christian · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Christians in Complete Armor A85783

Printed
… Courtier, who doth not only obey, but thank his Prince that he'll employ him. Need'ſtNeedest thou be long in reſolving whoſe thou art? did ever any queſtion, whether thoſe …
With rule
… Courtier, who doth not only obey, but thank his Prince that he'll employ him. Need'ſtNeedest thou be long in reſolving whoſe thou art? did ever any queſtion, whether thoſe …
William Gurnall · The Christians in Complete Armor · p. 189 · Open in the reader