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Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #5989 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

grovvgrow

Two v's (or u's) for w: vvhich → which.

Puritas changed it
58 times in 40 works
Consistency
100% (58 of 58)
Reach if approved
~61 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: grow
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
58 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (58 changes in 40 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 58)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … not. He saith, That to give, is the onely vvay to have, and to grovvgrow rich; yea, never to want, nor to have thy Children want: Thou sayst, if …
    With rule
    … not. He saith, That to give, is the onely vvay to have, and to grovvgrow rich; yea, never to want, nor to have thy Children want: Thou sayst, if …

    Richard Younge · An Infallible Way to Fare Well · p. 126 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … mercy muſt expect ſcouring in order to brightneſs; and hovvever trees in the vvilderneſs grovvgrow vvithout culture, trees in the orchard muſt be pruned in order to fruitfulneſs, and …
    With rule
    … mercy muſt expect ſcouring in order to brightneſs; and hovvever trees in the vvilderneſs grovvgrow vvithout culture, trees in the orchard muſt be pruned in order to fruitfulneſs, and …

    John Arrowsmith · A Chain of Principles · p. 473 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … the Spirit may be grieved, by our corruptions, when they prevail, and when we grovvgrow ſlothful and heedleſs hovv vve enter into Temptation; and being grieed, may withdraw his …
    With rule
    … the Spirit may be grieved, by our corruptions, when they prevail, and when we grovvgrow ſlothful and heedleſs hovv vve enter into Temptation; and being grieed, may withdraw his …

    Nathanael Vincent · The Spirit of Prayer · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … univerſal garden of the Lord. So as he vvhich dwelleth, & the trees & herbes vvhich grovvgrow, in any one of theſe, may be ſaid to dwell and grovvgrow not onely …
    With rule
    … univerſal garden of the Lord. So as he vvhich dwelleth, & the trees & herbes vvhich grovvgrow, in any one of theſe, may be ſaid to dwell and grovvgrow not onely …

    Francis Johnson · A Christian Plea · p. 155 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … of our sinnes, for which our Redeemer suffered the pangs of hell, and to grovvgrow to a through dislike of our selves and our lives past for them and …
    With rule
    … of our sinnes, for which our Redeemer suffered the pangs of hell, and to grovvgrow to a through dislike of our selves and our lives past for them and …

    William Perkins · The True Manner of Knowing Christ Crucified · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … part, and that we may be earneſt in prayer, & by all meanes indevour to grovvgrow in grace, and in the knovvledge of our Lord and Saviour Ieſus Chriſt.
    With rule
    … part, and that we may be earneſt in prayer, & by all meanes indevour to grovvgrow in grace, and in the knovvledge of our Lord and Saviour Ieſus Chriſt.

    Francis Johnson · Concerning a Book by Christopher Lawne · p. 65 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … him. The year follovving vvhileſt the differences betvvixt the King, and Proteſtant party did grovvgrow, that city vvas again beſieged, taken, and in part ſacked as Mr Welsh did …
    With rule
    … him. The year follovving vvhileſt the differences betvvixt the King, and Proteſtant party did grovvgrow, that city vvas again beſieged, taken, and in part ſacked as Mr Welsh did …

    Robert Flemming · The Fulfilling of the Scripture · p. 253 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … from hand to mouth. Though vve have all from God, yet vve should soon grovvgrow proud, if God did not diet us, and give out renevved evidences of his …
    With rule
    … from hand to mouth. Though vve have all from God, yet vve should soon grovvgrow proud, if God did not diet us, and give out renevved evidences of his …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons on Psalm 119 · p. 243 · 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.