Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10561 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

dash'ddashed

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

Puritas changed it: 106 times in 86 works
Consistency: 97.2% (106 of 109)
Reach if approved: ~115 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: dashed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 109 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: dash (1)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (106 changes in 86 works, 97.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 106)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… will alarm the Separatists into greater Heats and Animosities, and so like two Flints dash'ddashed together, they will be continually sparkling and spitting fire at one another, till they …
With rule
… will alarm the Separatists into greater Heats and Animosities, and so like two Flints dash'ddashed together, they will be continually sparkling and spitting fire at one another, till they …
John Scott · The Christian Life · p. 450 · Open in the reader
Printed
… most dexterity cut off their heads; they tooke infants from their mothers breasts and dash'ddashed their innocent heads against the rockes; they cast others into the rivers with scorne …
With rule
… most dexterity cut off their heads; they tooke infants from their mothers breasts and dash'ddashed their innocent heads against the rockes; they cast others into the rivers with scorne …
Thomas Thorowgood · The Jews Now in America · p. 33 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in this foundation. Not, but that the Houſe built on a Rock may be daſh'ddashed with Waves; though the Seal of God be of an eternal Efficacy; yet the …
With rule
… in this foundation. Not, but that the Houſe built on a Rock may be daſh'ddashed with Waves; though the Seal of God be of an eternal Efficacy; yet the …
William Crompton · The Foundation of God · p. 69 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Alas, That Time is past.—And for the Brazen Head, it fell down, and dash'ddashed out its Brains! If these things be truly, represented, and that the Glory of …
With rule
… Alas, That Time is past.—And for the Brazen Head, it fell down, and dash'ddashed out its Brains! If these things be truly, represented, and that the Glory of …
Vincent Alsop · A Sober Inquiry Into the Reasonings of the Serious Inquiry · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
… from them. If these unlucky Words, Nor may be proved thereby, could be but dash'ddashed out, it were a won Cause. But we desire to know what they think …
With rule
… from them. If these unlucky Words, Nor may be proved thereby, could be but dash'ddashed out, it were a won Cause. But we desire to know what they think …
Edward Stillingfleet · Conference Held About Religion at London · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… a Song of Praiſe unto God, whoſe right Hand became glorious in Power, and daſh'ddashed in pieces their Enemies; and by Faith in Chriſt, all that are terrified by …
With rule
… a Song of Praiſe unto God, whoſe right Hand became glorious in Power, and daſh'ddashed in pieces their Enemies; and by Faith in Chriſt, all that are terrified by …
Francis Fuller · A Treatise of Faith and Repentance · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
And Infants Brains were daſh'ddashed againſt the Wall,
With rule
And Infants Brains were daſh'ddashed againſt the Wall,
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress 2 · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… But the Sea, as before, came rowling on, and without reverence both wet and daſh'ddashed him. Wherat the King quickly riſeing, wiſh'd all about him to behold and conſider …
With rule
… But the Sea, as before, came rowling on, and without reverence both wet and daſh'ddashed him. Wherat the King quickly riſeing, wiſh'd all about him to behold and conſider …
John Milton · The History of Britain · p. 267 · 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.

History of the War with Indian Savages A88924

Printed
… Engliſh Tongue, and their Chriſtian Name, and their whole Relation. Yea, Thoſe Babylonians, have Daſh'dDashed out the Brains of our Little Ones againſt the Stones. And our Little Ones …
With rule
… Engliſh Tongue, and their Chriſtian Name, and their whole Relation. Yea, Thoſe Babylonians, have Daſh'dDashed out the Brains of our Little Ones againſt the Stones. And our Little Ones …
Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 221 · Open in the reader