Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9388 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

mention'dmentioned

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 1,690 times in 512 works
Consistency: 99.7% (1,690 of 1,695)
Reach if approved: ~1,782 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: mentioned
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,696 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,690 changes in 512 works, 99.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,690)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… clearly evinced, by reflecting on the …everal improvements of this Talent, which have bin mention'dmentioned, as the Duty of all those that possess it.
With rule
… clearly evinced, by reflecting on the …everal improvements of this Talent, which have bin mention'dmentioned, as the Duty of all those that possess it.
Richard Allestree · The Gentlemans Calling · p. 42 · Open in the reader
Printed
… our Kings, and all that are in Authority; and there are two great ones mention'dmentioned.
With rule
… our Kings, and all that are in Authority; and there are two great ones mention'dmentioned.
Vincent Alsop · Duty and Interest in Prayer and Praise for Kings and All in Authority · p. 33 · Open in the reader
Printed
Now in proſecution of the Doctrine mention'dmentioned, I ſhall firſt a little open this conſuming Diſeaſe to you, and ſhew you …
With rule
Now in proſecution of the Doctrine mention'dmentioned, I ſhall firſt a little open this conſuming Diſeaſe to you, and ſhew you …
Richard Alleine · A Rebuke to Backsliders and a Spur for Loiterers · p. 11 · Open in the reader
Printed
… had I not the Faithful Evidence of the Scripture Line … Time, (I have already mention'dmentioned) together with unconteſtable Events; I ſhould Fourteen Years ago have pitch'd upon ſome nearer …
With rule
… had I not the Faithful Evidence of the Scripture Line … Time, (I have already mention'dmentioned) together with unconteſtable Events; I ſhould Fourteen Years ago have pitch'd upon ſome nearer …
Thomas Beverley · An Apology for the Hope of the Kingdom of Christ Within 1697 · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of the Locuſts, Revel. 9. 15. 10. given new in the fifth Trumpet, the ſealing is there mention'dmentioned again; and in the ſixth Trumpet, where the Hour, Day, Month, and Year of …
With rule
… of the Locuſts, Revel. 9. 15. 10. given new in the fifth Trumpet, the ſealing is there mention'dmentioned again; and in the ſixth Trumpet, where the Hour, Day, Month, and Year of …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 61 · Open in the reader
Printed
4. The Applications of the mention'dmentioned Principles. The Doctrines directing their Improvement unto Duties, as well Relative, as Perſonal. What …
With rule
4. The Applications of the mention'dmentioned Principles. The Doctrines directing their Improvement unto Duties, as well Relative, as Perſonal. What …
Daniel Burgess · Three Questions Resolved Briefly and Plainly · p. 82 · Open in the reader
Printed
The five thouſand mention'dmentioned chap. 4. ver. 4. he will have to be a new acceſſion to the three thouſand …
With rule
The five thouſand mention'dmentioned chap. 4. ver. 4. he will have to be a new acceſſion to the three thouſand …
David Clarkson · Diocesan Churches Not Yet Discovered in Primitive Times · p. 67 · Open in the reader
Printed
Haue mention'dmentioned at their meting on the Plaines.
With rule
Haue mention'dmentioned at their meting on the Plaines.
George Wither · The Shepherds Hunting · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

5 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages A33378

Printed
I Mention'dMentioned in my Anſwer to the Perpetuity a Diſpute which aroſe amongſt the Greeks in …
With rule
I Mention'dMentioned in my Anſwer to the Perpetuity a Diſpute which aroſe amongſt the Greeks in …
Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 175 · Open in the reader
Printed
… on the Sentiments Men began to have of it, as ſoon as ever 'twas Mention'dMentioned. Suppoſing then that from the firſt riſe of Chriſtianity it were believed the Teſtimony …
With rule
… on the Sentiments Men began to have of it, as ſoon as ever 'twas Mention'dMentioned. Suppoſing then that from the firſt riſe of Chriſtianity it were believed the Teſtimony …
Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 349 · Open in the reader

Answer to Lockes Letter A61522

Printed
… TO Mr. Locke's Letter, Concerning Some PASSAGES Relating to his ESSAY OF Humane Understanding, Mention'dMentioned in the late Discourse in Vindication of the Trinity. With a POSTSCRIPT in answer …
With rule
… TO Mr. Locke's Letter, Concerning Some PASSAGES Relating to his ESSAY OF Humane Understanding, Mention'dMentioned in the late Discourse in Vindication of the Trinity. With a POSTSCRIPT in answer …
Edward Stillingfleet · Answer to Lockes Letter · Open in the reader

The Unreasonableness of Separation A61632

Printed
… Church of England towards Popery; but so unhappily managed, that those Persons are Chiefly Mention'dMentioned, who had appeared with most zeal against Popery. Yet, so much, had the Arts …
With rule
… Church of England towards Popery; but so unhappily managed, that those Persons are Chiefly Mention'dMentioned, who had appeared with most zeal against Popery. Yet, so much, had the Arts …
Edward Stillingfleet · The Unreasonableness of Separation · p. xxxii · Open in the reader

The Day of a Godly Mans Death Better than the Day of his Birth N01965

Printed
1. EXAMINE your selves every one, What Regard you have had to the Duties Mention'dMentioned in the Text; and what Fulfilment of the blessed Promise of our Saviour therein …
With rule
1. EXAMINE your selves every one, What Regard you have had to the Duties Mention'dMentioned in the Text; and what Fulfilment of the blessed Promise of our Saviour therein …
Thomas Foxcroft · The Day of a Godly Mans Death Better than the Day of his Birth · p. 107 · Open in the reader