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auoidavoid

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 1,880 times in 453 works
Consistency: 100% (1,880 of 1,880)
Reach if approved: ~1,976 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: avoid
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,881 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,880 changes in 453 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,880)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of hell? ſhould not ſuch an occaſion ſet ſpurres of care into vs to auoidavoid the worſe thing, when the thing before was ſo grieuous and tormenting: the reaſons …
With rule
… of hell? ſhould not ſuch an occaſion ſet ſpurres of care into vs to auoidavoid the worſe thing, when the thing before was ſo grieuous and tormenting: the reaſons …
Robert Horne · A Caveat to Prevent Future Judgments · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… partie may either trauerſe, to ſay, I. S. was not ſeiſed, or confeſſe and auoidavoid it by ſaying, that himſelfe was the Kings Tenant, and diſſeiſed by I. S …
With rule
… partie may either trauerſe, to ſay, I. S. was not ſeiſed, or confeſſe and auoidavoid it by ſaying, that himſelfe was the Kings Tenant, and diſſeiſed by I. S …
Henry Finch · Law · p. 324 · Open in the reader
Printed
… this while here is nothing for the English word Priest, in that respect we auoidavoid it in trāslatiō, nor against the worde Elder, which we vse, by which we …
With rule
… this while here is nothing for the English word Priest, in that respect we auoidavoid it in trāslatiō, nor against the worde Elder, which we vse, by which we …
William Fulke · Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue · p. 182 · Open in the reader
Printed
… matters, as to be armed with power against deuils, and to know how to auoidavoid the daungers which they bring, we are no where to seeke, and to learne …
With rule
… matters, as to be armed with power against deuils, and to know how to auoidavoid the daungers which they bring, we are no where to seeke, and to learne …
George Gifford · Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts · Open in the reader
Printed
… bee hollow-hearted, and maliciouſly minded againſt mee, I ought wiſely and warily to auoidavoid his ſocietie, and to take heed of the ſnares which he layeth for me …
With rule
… bee hollow-hearted, and maliciouſly minded againſt mee, I ought wiſely and warily to auoidavoid his ſocietie, and to take heed of the ſnares which he layeth for me …
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 186 · Open in the reader
Printed
… succinct breuity to auoidavoid tediousnes, as great plainnesse and perspicuitie as I could, to auoidavoid obscurenesse. And comparing some things for conueniencie of case onely (which prettily may be …
With rule
… succinct breuity to auoidavoid tediousnes, as great plainnesse and perspicuitie as I could, to auoidavoid obscurenesse. And comparing some things for conueniencie of case onely (which prettily may be …
William Guild · Moses Unveiled · Open in the reader
Printed
… vigilant to tempt, as hee can eſpie his opportunitie: and faith is watchfull to auoidavoid the ſnare, or withſtand the aſſault.
With rule
… vigilant to tempt, as hee can eſpie his opportunitie: and faith is watchfull to auoidavoid the ſnare, or withſtand the aſſault.
John Ball · A Treatise of Faith · p. 307 · Open in the reader
Printed
… world, ſeeketh to make legitimate. It is is a good aduice of Ierome, to auoidavoid a pompous kind of ſpeaking in theologicall diſcourſes: for a man (ſaith he) that …
With rule
… world, ſeeketh to make legitimate. It is is a good aduice of Ierome, to auoidavoid a pompous kind of ſpeaking in theologicall diſcourſes: for a man (ſaith he) that …
Samuel Hieron · The Preachers Plea · p. 197 · 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.