Waiting for reviewOther spellingsCandidate #11444 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ofteoften

Everything else the mechanical classes do not explain: shew → show, then → than.

Puritas changed it: 662 times in 184 works
Consistency: 99.2% (662 of 667)
Reach if approved: ~701 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: oft
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 667 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (662 changes in 184 works, 99.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 662)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
So ofteoften as ye shall eat of this breade, and drinck of the cup, ye shall …
With rule
So ofteoften as ye shall eat of this breade, and drinck of the cup, ye shall …
Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · p. 33 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thē were drowned, but theyr pryde & volupteous manner of lyuynge? what prouoked God so ofteoften to walke with Abrahā, but his Humilite & lowlynes of mynde? What moued God to …
With rule
… thē were drowned, but theyr pryde & volupteous manner of lyuynge? what prouoked God so ofteoften to walke with Abrahā, but his Humilite & lowlynes of mynde? What moued God to …
Thomas Becon · A Pleasant New Nosegay · Open in the reader
Printed
… purſuite of either ſide, I reioyce not to rehearſe, and I am ſorie as ofteoften as I thinke vppon the lamentable effectes & hurte of the Church in thoſe times …
With rule
… purſuite of either ſide, I reioyce not to rehearſe, and I am ſorie as ofteoften as I thinke vppon the lamentable effectes & hurte of the Church in thoſe times …
Josias Nichols · The Plea of the Innocent · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to miniſter all goodnes. Become not deuils the authors of euil and wickednes, haue ofteoften in minde the godli ſayings of the boke of wiſdome, that power is geuen …
With rule
… to miniſter all goodnes. Become not deuils the authors of euil and wickednes, haue ofteoften in minde the godli ſayings of the boke of wiſdome, that power is geuen …
Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader
Printed
… thinke I it may happe, that the Nobles may fall with the people. yea ofteoften I ſee, they who moſt ſhould, ſtād not aye ſtouteſt w^t the trueth, nor …
With rule
… thinke I it may happe, that the Nobles may fall with the people. yea ofteoften I ſee, they who moſt ſhould, ſtād not aye ſtouteſt w^t the trueth, nor …
Laurence Humphrey · The Nobles · Open in the reader
Printed
… hys garmentes certeyn belles, which were commaunded too rynge and to make ſounde, as ofteoften as he was cladde therewith.
With rule
… hys garmentes certeyn belles, which were commaunded too rynge and to make ſounde, as ofteoften as he was cladde therewith.
John Knox · Letter to Lady Mary · Open in the reader
Printed
… any image carued or painted, to be like vnto Christe God and man, so ofteoften thou presumest too liken the foulest abhomination in y^e world, vnto him that is …
With rule
… any image carued or painted, to be like vnto Christe God and man, so ofteoften thou presumest too liken the foulest abhomination in y^e world, vnto him that is …
Thomas Lever · The Right Way from Danger of Sin and Vengeance · Open in the reader
Printed
… with diuerſe greate excellent gyftes of God. Seynge he (I ſaye) dyd praye ſo ofteoften and with ſuch great earneſt, that he myghte abyde by thys treaſure. Much more …
With rule
… with diuerſe greate excellent gyftes of God. Seynge he (I ſaye) dyd praye ſo ofteoften and with ſuch great earneſt, that he myghte abyde by thys treaſure. Much more …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Psalm 22 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

4 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 Image of Both Churches in Revelation A02872

Printed
OFteOften hath occasions bene giuen me in this booke to speake of greate Babilon and …
With rule
OFteOften hath occasions bene giuen me in this booke to speake of greate Babilon and …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

The Tragical Death of David Beaton A05559

Printed
OfteOften tymes made I, insurrection.
With rule
OfteOften tymes made I, insurrection.
David Lindsay · The Tragical Death of David Beaton · Open in the reader

Sermons on the Song of Hezekiah A17716

Printed
OfteOften hath thy mercie waſhed me before,
With rule
OfteOften hath thy mercie waſhed me before,
John Calvin · Sermons on the Song of Hezekiah · Open in the reader

The Touchstone of Sincerity A39695

Printed
… Cor. 12. 8. For this cause I b… sought the Lord thrice, saith Paul (i. e.) OfteOften… and earnestly, that the temptation mig… depart from him.
With rule
… Cor. 12. 8. For this cause I b… sought the Lord thrice, saith Paul (i. e.) OfteOften… and earnestly, that the temptation mig… depart from him.
John Flavel · The Touchstone of Sincerity · p. 113 · Open in the reader