Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #40065 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

advanc'tadvancit

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

Puritas changed it: 60 times in 34 works
Consistency: 100% (60 of 60)
Reach if approved: ~63 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: advanced
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 60 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 34 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 60)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… but he tooke on him the ſeed of Abraham. And by this he hath advanc'tadvancit fallen man, above the very Angels. This is the great Myſterie ſpoken of, 1 Tim …
With rule
… but he tooke on him the ſeed of Abraham. And by this he hath advanc'tadvancit fallen man, above the very Angels. This is the great Myſterie ſpoken of, 1 Tim …
Thomas Brooks · The Unsearchable Riches of Christ · p. 92 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Phyſicks and Scripture tell us, Every thing is made to be multiply'd, that is, advanc'tadvancit to ſome further end, then it ſelfe: He therefore that ſhall ſeek that end …
With rule
… Phyſicks and Scripture tell us, Every thing is made to be multiply'd, that is, advanc'tadvancit to ſome further end, then it ſelfe: He therefore that ſhall ſeek that end …
Thomas Hooker · A Treatise of Self Denial · p. 62 · Open in the reader
Printed
When generous plants advanc'tadvancit their lofty crest;
With rule
When generous plants advanc'tadvancit their lofty crest;
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Worthy, comfortable in His conscience, and faithfull in His Place, if He be advanc'tadvancit, let him either rise fairely, or els thanke GOD, and be content with His …
With rule
… and Worthy, comfortable in His conscience, and faithfull in His Place, if He be advanc'tadvancit, let him either rise fairely, or els thanke GOD, and be content with His …
Robert Bolton · Death Judgment Hell and Heaven · p. 165 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſtill, and God owns him, and gave him favour, and after when he was advanc'tadvancit to honour, and made enter in Egypt, he did not forget his God, nor …
With rule
… ſtill, and God owns him, and gave him favour, and after when he was advanc'tadvancit to honour, and made enter in Egypt, he did not forget his God, nor …
Edward Bury · The Husbandmans Companion · p. 408 · Open in the reader
Printed
… but a fixt and setled right; and consequently where ever an Usurping Power is advanc'tadvancit, neither God, nor Conscience require submission to it.
With rule
… but a fixt and setled right; and consequently where ever an Usurping Power is advanc'tadvancit, neither God, nor Conscience require submission to it.
Ezekiel Hopkins · Sermon 31 January 1669 · p. 16 · Open in the reader
Printed
Justice and Truth pervert; advanc'tadvancit impiety;
With rule
Justice and Truth pervert; advanc'tadvancit impiety;
John Milton · News from Hell · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
Celeſtial Cupid her fam'd Son advanc'tadvancit,
With rule
Celeſtial Cupid her fam'd Son advanc'tadvancit,
John Milton · Poems · p. 128 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.