Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9403 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

plac'dplaced

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

Puritas changed it: 566 times in 287 works
Consistency: 97.5% (566 of 580)
Reach if approved: ~609 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: placed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 580 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (566 changes in 287 works, 97.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 566)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Man being in honour plac'dplaced, declares his want of wit,
With rule
Man being in honour plac'dplaced, declares his want of wit,
John Carpenter · King Solomons Solace · Open in the reader
Printed
… a known Maxim, Nemo peccatin eo quod vitare non potest: the necessity they are plac'dplaced in, seems to excuse their sin, but if notwithstanding we shall suppose that such …
With rule
… a known Maxim, Nemo peccatin eo quod vitare non potest: the necessity they are plac'dplaced in, seems to excuse their sin, but if notwithstanding we shall suppose that such …
Richard Allestree · The Period of Human Life · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
His Zeal alike well plac'dplaced and well deſign'd;
With rule
His Zeal alike well plac'dplaced and well deſign'd;
Samuel Annesley · The Life and Funeral Sermon of the Reverent Thomas Brand · Open in the reader
Printed
… of his Image and Favour, to glorifie and enjoy him, Angels, and Men; and plac'dplaced them in the principal parts of the universe, Heaven and Earth.
With rule
… of his Image and Favour, to glorifie and enjoy him, Angels, and Men; and plac'dplaced them in the principal parts of the universe, Heaven and Earth.
William Bates · The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in Mans Redemption · p. 155 · Open in the reader
Printed
And plac'dplaced his portion only in Gods love;
With rule
And plac'dplaced his portion only in Gods love;
Richard Baxter · A Treatise of Self-Denial · Open in the reader
Printed
… Retroſpective Motion, as in the Progreſſion; For the very End of the Wonders is plac'dplaced in the Beaſt and the Falſe Prophet caſt alive into the Lake; And the …
With rule
… Retroſpective Motion, as in the Progreſſion; For the very End of the Wonders is plac'dplaced in the Beaſt and the Falſe Prophet caſt alive into the Lake; And the …
Thomas Beverley · The Parable of the Ten Virgins · p. 16 · Open in the reader
Printed
Therefore with Mouing-Planets plac'dplaced,
With rule
Therefore with Mouing-Planets plac'dplaced,
John Owen · Epigrams · Open in the reader
Printed
On which thy first affection seemed plac'dplaced?
With rule
On which thy first affection seemed plac'dplaced?
George Wither · Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

10 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.

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Plac'dPlaced in their rooms: but when this would not do,
With rule
Plac'dPlaced in their rooms: but when this would not do,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 78 · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Divine Raptures A28161

Printed
Plac'dPlaced in the Corner, Chriſt is very fair,
With rule
Plac'dPlaced in the Corner, Chriſt is very fair,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 191 · Open in the reader

Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed A32308

Printed
Plac'dPlaced man as chiefe upon its higheſt tower.
With rule
Plac'dPlaced man as chiefe upon its higheſt tower.
Edward Calver · Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed · p. 104 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

Printed
Plac'dPlaced in this world, and therefore muſt comply
With rule
Plac'dPlaced in this world, and therefore muſt comply
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 199 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Plac'dPlaced Heav'n from Earth so farr, that earthly sight,
With rule
Plac'dPlaced Heav'n from Earth so farr, that earthly sight,
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Congratulatory Poem to John Tillotson A63958

Printed
Plac'dPlaced on a Head was Choſen by their own,
With rule
Plac'dPlaced on a Head was Choſen by their own,
John Tutchin · A Congratulatory Poem to John Tillotson · p. 6 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
Plac'dPlaced in moſt ſhapes; all times before the law
With rule
Plac'dPlaced in moſt ſhapes; all times before the law
John Donne · Poems · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
Plac'dPlaced to informe whole towns, to'imploy their time,
With rule
Plac'dPlaced to informe whole towns, to'imploy their time,
John Donne · Poems · p. 144 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
Plac'dPlaced Iſrael in's Land, where he thought beſt,
With rule
Plac'dPlaced Iſrael in's Land, where he thought beſt,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 77 · Open in the reader

The Government and Improvement of Mirth N01083

Printed
IV. Mirth ill Plac'dPlaced becomes Sin: 'tis evil with reſpect to the Object, Cauſe, or Reaſon of it …
With rule
IV. Mirth ill Plac'dPlaced becomes Sin: 'tis evil with reſpect to the Object, Cauſe, or Reaſon of it …
Benjamin Colman · The Government and Improvement of Mirth · p. 55 · Open in the reader