Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6913 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sharpnessharpness

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 174 times in 126 works
Consistency: 98.3% (174 of 177)
Reach if approved: ~186 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sharpness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 177 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (174 changes in 126 works, 98.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 174)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… that which they haue ouerſeene, it is not ſo much for want of any ſharpnessharpness of ſight in them, as for that they haue not ſtouped ſo lowe as …
With rule
… that which they haue ouerſeene, it is not ſo much for want of any ſharpnessharpness of ſight in them, as for that they haue not ſtouped ſo lowe as …
William Bradshaw · A Treatise of Justification · Open in the reader
Printed
… The length of the launce argueth not the equitie of the cause, nor the sharpnessharpness of the swords-edge the lawfulnesse of the course or the quarell. It followeth …
With rule
… The length of the launce argueth not the equitie of the cause, nor the sharpnessharpness of the swords-edge the lawfulnesse of the course or the quarell. It followeth …
Thomas Gataker · Nature and Use of Lots · p. 341 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and tormentinge the wycked. Nor muſte they raiſe the briſtles of theyr ſeuerity and ſharpnessharpness, againſt the godly, who in life, & ſound opinions, ſue chriſt: but ſhoote them at …
With rule
… and tormentinge the wycked. Nor muſte they raiſe the briſtles of theyr ſeuerity and ſharpnessharpness, againſt the godly, who in life, & ſound opinions, ſue chriſt: but ſhoote them at …
Laurence Humphrey · The Nobles · Open in the reader
Printed
… more profoundnes, in their homelines more allurance, and in their grossenesse more lyuely force & sharpnessharpness, than are to bee found any where els? Wee reade in the first chapter …
With rule
… more profoundnes, in their homelines more allurance, and in their grossenesse more lyuely force & sharpnessharpness, than are to bee found any where els? Wee reade in the first chapter …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 452 · Open in the reader
Printed
… executed the lawes vpon some of them in your seuerall places, yet not with sharpnessharpness nor seueritie, but with mercifull iustice, and that also not as they were Priests …
With rule
… executed the lawes vpon some of them in your seuerall places, yet not with sharpnessharpness nor seueritie, but with mercifull iustice, and that also not as they were Priests …
William Perkins · The Calling of the Ministry · Open in the reader
Printed
… will come, & giue them a putte, with ſharpneſſe & mercie, & waken them. Thou who refuſeſt ſharpnessharpness, O that ſharpe wakening that ſhall abide thee! Therefore, aſſoone as the Miniſter of …
With rule
… will come, & giue them a putte, with ſharpneſſe & mercie, & waken them. Thou who refuſeſt ſharpnessharpness, O that ſharpe wakening that ſhall abide thee! Therefore, aſſoone as the Miniſter of …
Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 416 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of enemies, is described in both these termes set together: for the one importing sharpnessharpness, and the other strength or might, his meaning is, that they shall haue an …
With rule
… of enemies, is described in both these termes set together: for the one importing sharpnessharpness, and the other strength or might, his meaning is, that they shall haue an …
John Udall · True Remedy Against Famine and Wars · p. 38 · Open in the reader
Printed
… for the which he is respected: either naturall, as the gifts of the minde, sharpnessharpness of wit, memorie, vnderstanding, or of the bodie, as strength, come lines, beutie: or …
With rule
… for the which he is respected: either naturall, as the gifts of the minde, sharpnessharpness of wit, memorie, vnderstanding, or of the bodie, as strength, come lines, beutie: or …
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Romans · p. 111 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Mild and Just Defense of Certain Arguments A16615

Printed
… of the author of the ſaid Arguments, ſo likwiſe to all reaſon, & common ſenſe. SharpnesSharpness & bitternes are the common weapons and principall armour of that ſide, which is an …
With rule
… of the author of the ſaid Arguments, ſo likwiſe to all reaſon, & common ſenſe. SharpnesSharpness & bitternes are the common weapons and principall armour of that ſide, which is an …
William Bradshaw · A Mild and Just Defense of Certain Arguments · p. 3 · Open in the reader