Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9430 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

pass'dpassed

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

Puritas changed it: 796 times in 383 works
Consistency: 98.8% (796 of 805)
Reach if approved: ~846 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: passed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 805 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (796 changes in 383 works, 98.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 796)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… even then when the Doors were ſhut, for Fear of the Jews, Chriſt miraculouſly paſs'dpassed through the ſhut Doors, and Appear'd to the whole Eleven, except Thomas; and gave …
With rule
… even then when the Doors were ſhut, for Fear of the Jews, Chriſt miraculouſly paſs'dpassed through the ſhut Doors, and Appear'd to the whole Eleven, except Thomas; and gave …
Thomas Beverley · A Sermon Upon Revelation 2:11 · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Poſt. Cap. 13. and there adviſes in this Series of Diviſion, no Eſſential Difference be paſs'dpassed by: I add alſo that no Accidental muſt be adhibited.
With rule
… Poſt. Cap. 13. and there adviſes in this Series of Diviſion, no Eſſential Difference be paſs'dpassed by: I add alſo that no Accidental muſt be adhibited.
Franco Burgersdijck · Abstract of Logic · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
87. The Egyptians had an Opinion, That the Souls of Evil Men at death paſs'dpassed into the Bodies of Brute Beaſts; but of Good Men, into Celeſtial Bodies. But …
With rule
87. The Egyptians had an Opinion, That the Souls of Evil Men at death paſs'dpassed into the Bodies of Brute Beaſts; but of Good Men, into Celeſtial Bodies. But …
Matthew Barker · Select Observations Collected out of Several Authors · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Sonne of GOD hath prepar'd us to indure this diſgrace, he himſelfe having paſſ'dpassed through the like trialls. And we ought not to leſſen, much leſſe looſe our …
With rule
… the Sonne of GOD hath prepar'd us to indure this diſgrace, he himſelfe having paſſ'dpassed through the like trialls. And we ought not to leſſen, much leſſe looſe our …
Pierre du Moulin Sr · A Witty Encounter · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
3. Especially when the United Brethren had pass'dpassed a Vote, That whenever they should be again Attack'd with the old Demands to …
With rule
3. Especially when the United Brethren had pass'dpassed a Vote, That whenever they should be again Attack'd with the old Demands to …
Vincent Alsop · Vindication of the Faithful Rebuke to a False Report · p. 135 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Wicked in great Power, and spreading himself like a green Bay Tree: yet he pass'dpassed away, and lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, and he could not …
With rule
… Wicked in great Power, and spreading himself like a green Bay Tree: yet he pass'dpassed away, and lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, and he could not …
William Bates · The Blessed Place and State of the Saints Above · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in …y Hearing (the Hearing of the Servants of God) Oh Revolution! It immediately paſs'dpassed upon them All, and there were Loud Voices … Heaven upon it, proclaiming that Revolution …
With rule
… in …y Hearing (the Hearing of the Servants of God) Oh Revolution! It immediately paſs'dpassed upon them All, and there were Loud Voices … Heaven upon it, proclaiming that Revolution …
Thomas Beverley · An Apology for the Hope of the Kingdom of Christ Within 1697 · p. 20 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it a portraicture of the various States, through which the Kingdom of Chriſt hath paſs'dpassed in relation to his Church, and ſo reciprocally of his Church in relation to …
With rule
… it a portraicture of the various States, through which the Kingdom of Chriſt hath paſs'dpassed in relation to his Church, and ſo reciprocally of his Church in relation to …
Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 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
Paſs'dPassed into glory through Chriſt Jeſus merits.
With rule
Paſs'dPassed into glory through Chriſt Jeſus merits.
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 163 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… by Experience. Mr. George Herbert being Praelector in the Rhetorique School in Cambridg anno 1618. Paſs'dPassed by thoſe fluent Orators, that Domineered in the Pulpits of Athens and Rome, and …
With rule
… by Experience. Mr. George Herbert being Praelector in the Rhetorique School in Cambridg anno 1618. Paſs'dPassed by thoſe fluent Orators, that Domineered in the Pulpits of Athens and Rome, and …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 174 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Pass'dPassed frequent, and his eye with choice regard
With rule
Pass'dPassed frequent, and his eye with choice regard
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Pass'dPassed underneath ingulft, for God had thrown
With rule
Pass'dPassed underneath ingulft, for God had thrown
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Pass'dPassed through him, but th' Ethereal substance clos'd
With rule
Pass'dPassed through him, but th' Ethereal substance clos'd
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

Remarks on a Sermon About Corrupting the Word of God A53661

Printed
… Peace, or Corrupt her Doctrine. To this End he procur'd a Decree to be Paſs'dPassed in the Star-Chamber, on July 1. 1637. to Regulate Printing, and prevent all Abuſes of …
With rule
… Peace, or Corrupt her Doctrine. To this End he procur'd a Decree to be Paſs'dPassed in the Star-Chamber, on July 1. 1637. to Regulate Printing, and prevent all Abuſes of …
James Owen · Remarks on a Sermon About Corrupting the Word of God · p. 8 · Open in the reader