Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39737 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

dragg'ddragged

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

Puritas changed it: 106 times in 88 works
Consistency: 96.3% (106 of 110)
Reach if approved: ~116 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: dragged
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 110 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (106 changes in 88 works, 96.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 106)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… were Orthodox (or Cec…llians) and catch'd their Preſbyter in the ſtreets of Carthage, dragg'ddragged him in the dirt, and abuſed him cruelty two Church daies before they let …
With rule
… were Orthodox (or Cec…llians) and catch'd their Preſbyter in the ſtreets of Carthage, dragg'ddragged him in the dirt, and abuſed him cruelty two Church daies before they let …
Richard Baxter · A Treatise of Episcopacy · p. 199 · Open in the reader
Printed
… preached ſo zealouſly againſt the Sectaries, that his friends were afraid they would have dragg'ddragged him out of the Pulpit, he would ſay, I am ſet for the defence …
With rule
… preached ſo zealouſly againſt the Sectaries, that his friends were afraid they would have dragg'ddragged him out of the Pulpit, he would ſay, I am ſet for the defence …
Thomas Cawton · The Life and Death of Thomas Cawton · p. 24 · Open in the reader
Printed
… they ſpit upon him, and alſo ſmote him on the head, when laſtly, they dragg'ddragged him and led him away to be crucified, and in his torment, gave him …
With rule
… they ſpit upon him, and alſo ſmote him on the head, when laſtly, they dragg'ddragged him and led him away to be crucified, and in his torment, gave him …
Nicholas Darton · The True and Absolute Bishop · p. 44 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Cords of their own Sins, and make the Chain whereby they are to be dragg'ddragged.
With rule
… Cords of their own Sins, and make the Chain whereby they are to be dragg'ddragged.
John Howe · The Much Lamented Death of Queen Mary · p. 3 · Open in the reader
Printed
… actu imperato] in the commanding Act it may ſuffer force, as the Martyrs were dragg'ddragged againſt their Wills to Idol-worſhip, and Chriſt tells Peter, They ſhall carry thee …
With rule
… actu imperato] in the commanding Act it may ſuffer force, as the Martyrs were dragg'ddragged againſt their Wills to Idol-worſhip, and Chriſt tells Peter, They ſhall carry thee …
Christopher Ness · Antidote Against Arminianism · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… What then becomes of the souls of others? they being sentenced by God, are dragg'ddragged down to hell by evil Angels, and are reserved; Where? they are reserved in …
With rule
… What then becomes of the souls of others? they being sentenced by God, are dragg'ddragged down to hell by evil Angels, and are reserved; Where? they are reserved in …
Thomas Shepard · The Parable of the Ten Virgins · p. 192 · Open in the reader
Printed
And dragg'ddragged at length from hence, doth oft protest,
With rule
And dragg'ddragged at length from hence, doth oft protest,
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 59 · Open in the reader
Printed
The Text I ſee is exceedingly unwilling to be dragg'ddragged into the Doctor's ſervice, two or three plucks therefore he will try more, and …
With rule
The Text I ſee is exceedingly unwilling to be dragg'ddragged into the Doctor's ſervice, two or three plucks therefore he will try more, and …
Vincent Alsop · The Mischief of Impositions · p. 13 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Token for Mariners A58039

Printed
… they call Roeys, they are like Dear, but larger: We were forc'd to be Dragg'dDragged, we could not Travel our Limbs were ſo diſabled with the Cold before we …
With rule
… they call Roeys, they are like Dear, but larger: We were forc'd to be Dragg'dDragged, we could not Travel our Limbs were ſo diſabled with the Cold before we …
James Janeway · A Token for Mariners · p. 102 · Open in the reader