Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6383 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

forgetfullforgetful

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 825 times in 489 works
Consistency: 99.1% (825 of 832)
Reach if approved: ~874 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: forgetful
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 832 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (825 changes in 489 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 825)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… zealous desire to make him knowne to her neighbours, that she came carelesse and forgetfullforgetful both of her water and of her payle, and worldly businesse:
With rule
… zealous desire to make him knowne to her neighbours, that she came carelesse and forgetfullforgetful both of her water and of her payle, and worldly businesse:
Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 237 · Open in the reader
Printed
To mooue the …ull forgetfullforgetful heart, demerst in flesh and blood.
With rule
To mooue the …ull forgetfullforgetful heart, demerst in flesh and blood.
Alexander Hume · Hymns or Sacred Songs · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… faithfull disposers of y^• manifolde gyftes of Gods grace & goodnes: & now for fere of forgetfullforgetful negligēce, when ye depart hēce, replenish your minds with y^• cōfortable remēbranc… of your …
With rule
… faithfull disposers of y^• manifolde gyftes of Gods grace & goodnes: & now for fere of forgetfullforgetful negligēce, when ye depart hēce, replenish your minds with y^• cōfortable remēbranc… of your …
Thomas Lever · Sermon Preached at Pauls Cross · Open in the reader
Printed
2. Becauſe the Lord is very merci…ll. We are wonderous forgetfullforgetful and …ndleſſe of God and of our own ſouls, and have need to be …
With rule
2. Becauſe the Lord is very merci…ll. We are wonderous forgetfullforgetful and …ndleſſe of God and of our own ſouls, and have need to be …
William Fenner · The Souls Looking Glass 2 · p. 37 · Open in the reader
Printed
… most earnest in vpholding and defending traditions, and ceremonies, inuented by man, are most forgetfullforgetful in keeping the commandements of God. But this is the iust iudgment of God …
With rule
… most earnest in vpholding and defending traditions, and ceremonies, inuented by man, are most forgetfullforgetful in keeping the commandements of God. But this is the iust iudgment of God …
William Fulke · The Woman of Canaan · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thirdly, it behooued me not to be forgetfullforgetful of the bond of nature, and of that duty which I owe to my …
With rule
Thirdly, it behooued me not to be forgetfullforgetful of the bond of nature, and of that duty which I owe to my …
John Gee · The Foot out of the Snare · p. 88 · Open in the reader
Printed
… were in prosperitie or trouble, hee might liue well; because prosperitie would make him forgetfullforgetful, and affliction would ou… whelme him, if God did …ot teach him. This must …
With rule
… were in prosperitie or trouble, hee might liue well; because prosperitie would make him forgetfullforgetful, and affliction would ou… whelme him, if God did …ot teach him. This must …
Richard Greenham · Works · p. 431 · Open in the reader
Printed
… like to a man caſt into a deep lethergie, which is a drouſie, and forgetfullforgetful ſickneſſe, when the uſe of memory and reaſon is almoſt, or altogether taken from …
With rule
… like to a man caſt into a deep lethergie, which is a drouſie, and forgetfullforgetful ſickneſſe, when the uſe of memory and reaſon is almoſt, or altogether taken from …
Adam Harsnett · A Cordial for the Afflicted · p. 581 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Passion and Discretion in Youth and Age A32323

Printed
ForgetfullForgetful Fortune, canſt no favour ſhow?
With rule
ForgetfullForgetful Fortune, canſt no favour ſhow?
Edward Calver · Passion and Discretion in Youth and Age · p. 102 · Open in the reader

Saul and David Compared A61680

Printed
… deſire the ſpeedy Deſtruction of his Enemies, leſt he and his People ſhould prove ForgetfullForgetful, pſa. 59. 11. To ſit at the Sinners Table, is a manifold and ſore Temptation; and …
With rule
… deſire the ſpeedy Deſtruction of his Enemies, leſt he and his People ſhould prove ForgetfullForgetful, pſa. 59. 11. To ſit at the Sinners Table, is a manifold and ſore Temptation; and …
Benjamin Stonham · Saul and David Compared · p. 266 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
ForgetfullForgetful]
With rule
ForgetfullForgetful]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 241 · Open in the reader