Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9416 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

discover'ddiscovered

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

Puritas changed it: 559 times in 270 works
Consistency: 95.2% (559 of 587)
Reach if approved: ~617 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: discovered
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 587 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (559 changes in 270 works, 95.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 559)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… and incomplete resolution, a zealous pang of that secret hypocrisie which in the end discover'ddiscovered it selfe, and brake forth into manifest contradiction: when Hazael answered the Prophet, Is …
With rule
… and incomplete resolution, a zealous pang of that secret hypocrisie which in the end discover'ddiscovered it selfe, and brake forth into manifest contradiction: when Hazael answered the Prophet, Is …
Edward Reynolds · Explication of Psalm 110 · p. 315 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it, but (brazenfaced Wretches as they were) they declar'd their sin as Sodom, and discover'ddiscovered it openly in the face of the Sun: and this they did too, not …
With rule
… it, but (brazenfaced Wretches as they were) they declar'd their sin as Sodom, and discover'ddiscovered it openly in the face of the Sun: and this they did too, not …
Richard Allestree · The Vanity of the Creature · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Perfection of his Law the Rule of our Duty, and by that humbling Light discover'ddiscovered his manifold defects. He exprest his thoughts to me a little before his Death …
With rule
… Perfection of his Law the Rule of our Duty, and by that humbling Light discover'ddiscovered his manifold defects. He exprest his thoughts to me a little before his Death …
William Bates · A Funeral Sermon for Thomas Manton · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
The fallaciouſneſs of them diſcover'ddiscovered in divers particulars
With rule
The fallaciouſneſs of them diſcover'ddiscovered in divers particulars
Benjamin Baxter · A Posing Question Put by the Wise Man · Open in the reader
Printed
… saith S. Augustine. Bring thine Actions to this standard, and thy defects will be discover'ddiscovered; and then that which seems warrantable, and commendable amongst men, will appear sinful, and …
With rule
… saith S. Augustine. Bring thine Actions to this standard, and thy defects will be discover'ddiscovered; and then that which seems warrantable, and commendable amongst men, will appear sinful, and …
Ralph Brownrig · Twenty-Five Sermons · p. 350 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Truly Faithful, and who through their obſtinacy in their Errors and falſe Worſhip had diſcover'ddiscovered themſelves, and had themſelves torn off the vail which as yet confounded them after …
With rule
… Truly Faithful, and who through their obſtinacy in their Errors and falſe Worſhip had diſcover'ddiscovered themſelves, and had themſelves torn off the vail which as yet confounded them after …
Jean Claude · Historical Defense of the Reformation · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
… or elſe thou haſt ſome land in thee, which thou thy ſelf haſt never diſcover'ddiscovered, ſome waies of ſin which thou haſt never apprehended, nor conſidered to be ſin …
With rule
… or elſe thou haſt ſome land in thee, which thou thy ſelf haſt never diſcover'ddiscovered, ſome waies of ſin which thou haſt never apprehended, nor conſidered to be ſin …
John Donne · Twenty-Six Sermons · p. 196 · Open in the reader
Printed
But now comes the great Secret of all, which was never discover'ddiscovered till now. Not the Letter of Scripture, but honest Tradition is our Rule, page …
With rule
But now comes the great Secret of all, which was never discover'ddiscovered till now. Not the Letter of Scripture, but honest Tradition is our Rule, page …
Clement Ellis · Letter to a Friend · p. 29 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (28)

10 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 18 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Discover'dDiscovered Sorrow in a new disguise:
With rule
Discover'dDiscovered Sorrow in a new disguise:
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… by Miſ-repreſentation, when you were but New bloſſom'd in Court, whoſe Deformities being Diſcover'dDiscovered, you love not your own Miſtakings, but are the moſt forward to re-call …
With rule
… by Miſ-repreſentation, when you were but New bloſſom'd in Court, whoſe Deformities being Diſcover'dDiscovered, you love not your own Miſtakings, but are the moſt forward to re-call …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 49 · Open in the reader

A Dreadful Oration A48859

Printed
… but We were all upon the wing, so soon as our black Designs were Discover'dDiscovered.
With rule
… but We were all upon the wing, so soon as our black Designs were Discover'dDiscovered.
Stephen Lobb · A Dreadful Oration · p. 5 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Discover'dDiscovered soon the place of her retire.
With rule
Discover'dDiscovered soon the place of her retire.
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… it, when Sir Edmond-Bury was condemned by this curſed Conſult, for putting their Diſcover'dDiscovered Plot upon Record, Vernatti, Le-Fair, Prichard, Kains, (a right Cain for Murdering Abel …
With rule
… it, when Sir Edmond-Bury was condemned by this curſed Conſult, for putting their Diſcover'dDiscovered Plot upon Record, Vernatti, Le-Fair, Prichard, Kains, (a right Cain for Murdering Abel …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 350 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Adverſaries Conſpiracy, ver. 7, 8. and the Antidote againſt that Evil alſo, ver. 9, 10. 3dly. Their Ambuſhment Diſcover'dDiscovered, ver. 11, to 14.
With rule
… Adverſaries Conſpiracy, ver. 7, 8. and the Antidote againſt that Evil alſo, ver. 9, 10. 3dly. Their Ambuſhment Diſcover'dDiscovered, ver. 11, to 14.
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 710 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Third; The Ambuſhments the Adverſaries lay for ſurprizing the Builders at unawares, were Timely Diſcover'dDiscovered, ver. 11, to 14.
With rule
… Third; The Ambuſhments the Adverſaries lay for ſurprizing the Builders at unawares, were Timely Diſcover'dDiscovered, ver. 11, to 14.
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 711 · Open in the reader
Printed
… own Silence, Secreſie, and Suddenneſs of their Aſſault; but perceiving their Plot was both Diſcover'dDiscovered and Diſappointed, they became Creſt-faln and durſt not Advance; they had hop'd to …
With rule
… own Silence, Secreſie, and Suddenneſs of their Aſſault; but perceiving their Plot was both Diſcover'dDiscovered and Diſappointed, they became Creſt-faln and durſt not Advance; they had hop'd to …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 711 · Open in the reader

Gods Thoughts and Ways Above Ours A60135

Printed
Firſt, How this is Diſcover'dDiscovered and Expreſs'd, by a Double Compariſon of God's Thoughts with ours, and his Ways …
With rule
Firſt, How this is Diſcover'dDiscovered and Expreſs'd, by a Double Compariſon of God's Thoughts with ours, and his Ways …
John Shower · Gods Thoughts and Ways Above Ours · p. 107 · Open in the reader

Lovewell Lamented N02274

Printed
FROM the Thursday before the Battle, the Company were apprehensive they were Discover'dDiscovered and Dog'd by the Enemy: And on Friday Night, the Watch heard the Indians …
With rule
FROM the Thursday before the Battle, the Company were apprehensive they were Discover'dDiscovered and Dog'd by the Enemy: And on Friday Night, the Watch heard the Indians …
Thomas Symmes · Lovewell Lamented · p. v · Open in the reader