Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #6088 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvhitherwhither

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

Puritas changed it: 185 times in 74 works
Consistency: 100% (185 of 185)
Reach if approved: ~194 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: whither
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 185 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (185 changes in 74 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 185)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it vvhitherwhither so euer it pleaseth him: Then how much more the hearts of other inferiour …
With rule
… in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it vvhitherwhither so euer it pleaseth him: Then how much more the hearts of other inferiour …
Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 262 · Open in the reader
Printed
… tell hovv our Lord in body crucified, dead & buryed, ſhould in ſoule be vnrecorded, vvhitherwhither the ſoule vvent, or vvher it ſhould be till the body vvas buried. A …
With rule
… tell hovv our Lord in body crucified, dead & buryed, ſhould in ſoule be vnrecorded, vvhitherwhither the ſoule vvent, or vvher it ſhould be till the body vvas buried. A …
Hugh Broughton · A Reply Upon Winton · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… acquaintance with their own hearts. VVhitherWhither their Souls be in ſafety, or among Thieves; VVhitherWhither their Hearts be clean, or all beſpotted and defiled; whether they be healthful or …
With rule
… acquaintance with their own hearts. VVhitherWhither their Souls be in ſafety, or among Thieves; VVhitherWhither their Hearts be clean, or all beſpotted and defiled; whether they be healthful or …
Richard Alleine · Instructions About Heart-Work · p. 293 · Open in the reader
Printed
VVhitherWhither the soul went long before.
With rule
VVhitherWhither the soul went long before.
Clement Ellis · An Elegy on the Death of George Pitt · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
… great mother of fornications, the kirk of Rome, are to be refused, ye see vvhitherwhither they lead you: Continue still in the Doctrine, vvhich ye have recieved; ye heard …
With rule
… great mother of fornications, the kirk of Rome, are to be refused, ye see vvhitherwhither they lead you: Continue still in the Doctrine, vvhich ye have recieved; ye heard …
Samuel Rutherford · Letters in Two Parts · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vvhich vvere not defiled vvith vvomen, 17. for they are Virgynes. 18. These follovve the Lambe vvhitherwhither so euer he goeth.
With rule
… vvhich vvere not defiled vvith vvomen, 17. for they are Virgynes. 18. These follovve the Lambe vvhitherwhither so euer he goeth.
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… is that one and true mediatour. And, This saith thy Sauiour, thou hast NO VVHITHERWHITHER to goe but to me, thou hast NO VVAY to goe BVT BY ME …
With rule
… is that one and true mediatour. And, This saith thy Sauiour, thou hast NO VVHITHERWHITHER to goe but to me, thou hast NO VVAY to goe BVT BY ME …
William Perkins · A Reformed Catholic · p. 262 · Open in the reader
Printed
… saying, you knovv vvhitherwhither it be fit for you to mary, and you knovve vvhitherwhither his mā be fit for you & to your lyking: but cannot con tent themselues …
With rule
… saying, you knovv vvhitherwhither it be fit for you to mary, and you knovve vvhitherwhither his mā be fit for you & to your lyking: but cannot con tent themselues …
John Stubbes · England to be Swallowed by Another French Marriage · 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.