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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9441 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ev'ryevery

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

Puritas changed it
1,066 times in 116 works
Consistency
99.1% (1,066 of 1,075)
Reach if approved
~1,385 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: every
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,318 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
136 places (not counted against it)

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,066 changes in 116 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,066)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    Now ev'ryevery Horse has his especial Guider;
    With rule
    Now ev'ryevery Horse has his especial Guider;

    John Bunyan · A Book for Boys and Girls · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    To ſummon ev'ryevery Eie to come and ſee
    With rule
    To ſummon ev'ryevery Eie to come and ſee

    Simon Ford · A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence · p. 218 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    Even ev'ryevery day, in theſe poor Babes of mine:
    With rule
    Even ev'ryevery day, in theſe poor Babes of mine:

    Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress 2 · p. 5 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … that the Goſpel offers are in ev'ryevery one's Hands. But Organs are not in ev'ryevery Bodies Hands, and therefore according to his Judgment are no helps to Devotion.
    With rule
    … that the Goſpel offers are in ev'ryevery one's Hands. But Organs are not in ev'ryevery Bodies Hands, and therefore according to his Judgment are no helps to Devotion.

    James Owen · Church Pageantry Displayed · p. 18 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    And Neighb'ring Ecchoes lengthen ev'ryevery Note.
    With rule
    And Neighb'ring Ecchoes lengthen ev'ryevery Note.

    John Tutchin · An Heroic Poem Upon His Majesty Rescuing England from Popery · p. 12 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Hath ſo diſtracted ev'ryevery Chriſtian King,
    With rule
    Hath ſo diſtracted ev'ryevery Chriſtian King,

    George Wither · The British Appeals with Gods Merciful Replies · p. 40 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    In ev'ryevery office, quickning ev'ryevery fire:
    With rule
    In ev'ryevery office, quickning ev'ryevery fire:

    Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    Of ev'ryevery Eye, ſeating its Light and Beams
    With rule
    Of ev'ryevery Eye, ſeating its Light and Beams

    Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 68 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

8 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Treasury of Divine Raptures A28161

  • Printed
    Ev'ryEvery man is an illegitimate:
    With rule
    Ev'ryEvery man is an illegitimate:

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 47 · Open in the reader

The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons A33330

  • Printed
    Ev'ryEvery particle well Calcin'd,
    With rule
    Ev'ryEvery particle well Calcin'd,

    Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 151 · Open in the reader

A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence A39911

  • Printed
    Ev'ryEvery of which was ſo exempt from blame,
    With rule
    Ev'ryEvery of which was ſo exempt from blame,

    Simon Ford · A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence · p. 205 · Open in the reader

The Banqueting House A47401

  • Printed
    EV'ryEvery natural Body hath
    With rule
    EV'ryEvery natural Body hath

    Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · p. 283 · Open in the reader

Spiritual Melody A47611

  • Printed
    EV'ryEvery natural Body hath
    With rule
    EV'ryEvery natural Body hath

    Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Melody · p. 283 · Open in the reader

Remains A65835

  • Printed
    Ev'ryEvery breath, ev'ryevery breath,
    With rule
    Ev'ryEvery breath, ev'ryevery breath,

    Thomas Wadsworth · Remains · p. 172 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

  • Printed
    Ev'ryEvery thy haire for love to worke upon
    With rule
    Ev'ryEvery thy haire for love to worke upon

    John Donne · Poems · p. 211 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

  • Printed
    5 Ev'ryEvery good word that doth proceed
    With rule
    5 Ev'ryEvery good word that doth proceed

    Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 301 · Open in the reader