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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9480 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

di'ddied

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

Puritas changed it
105 times in 42 works
Consistency
94.5% (105 of 111)
Reach if approved
~117 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: died
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
111 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (105 changes in 42 works, 94.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 105)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … ſuch wicked wiſhes, leſt God fulfil them in his wrath. Iſrael wiſh'd they had di'ddied in the Wilderneſs, God ſaid Amen to it, He was ſo provok'd that He …
    With rule
    … ſuch wicked wiſhes, leſt God fulfil them in his wrath. Iſrael wiſh'd they had di'ddied in the Wilderneſs, God ſaid Amen to it, He was ſo provok'd that He …

    Benjamin Wadsworth · Twelve Single Sermons · p. 33 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Jobs children di'ddied before himself: for after
    With rule
    Jobs children di'ddied before himself: for after

    Edward Buckler · A Buckler Against the Fear of Death · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    Eight thouſand by the ſword then alſo di'ddied,
    With rule
    Eight thouſand by the ſword then alſo di'ddied,

    Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 132 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    Nor garments (trust me) richly di'ddied in grain.
    With rule
    Nor garments (trust me) richly di'ddied in grain.

    Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 15 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … where either preparing or returning with victorie from an expedition againſt the Caledonians, he di'ddied at York. His Son Conſtantine, who happily came Poſt from Rome to Boloigne juſt …
    With rule
    … where either preparing or returning with victorie from an expedition againſt the Caledonians, he di'ddied at York. His Son Conſtantine, who happily came Poſt from Rome to Boloigne juſt …

    John Milton · The History of Britain · p. 54 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Each of them liv'd so long, before they di'ddied,
    With rule
    Each of them liv'd so long, before they di'ddied,

    John Owen · Latin Epigrams Englished · p. 180 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    I wear (di'ddied in a Saviours blood)
    With rule
    I wear (di'ddied in a Saviours blood)

    Thomas Wadsworth · Remains · p. 146 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    My ſoul, that Chriſt was born, nay di'ddied,
    With rule
    My ſoul, that Chriſt was born, nay di'ddied,

    Daniel Cudmore · A Prayer-Song · p. 47 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (6)

3 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.

The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons A33330

  • Printed
    He liv'd Belov'd, and Di'dDied Bewail'd, and such
    With rule
    He liv'd Belov'd, and Di'dDied Bewail'd, and such

    Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 185 · Open in the reader

The History of Joseph A35338

  • Printed
    Di'dDied not to live again, the noyſome weed
    With rule
    Di'dDied not to live again, the noyſome weed

    Daniel Cudmore · The History of Joseph · p. 34 · Open in the reader

Latin Epigrams Englished A53744

  • Printed
    Di'dDied in his Nineteenth Jubily: Great Prince,
    With rule
    Di'dDied in his Nineteenth Jubily: Great Prince,

    John Owen · Latin Epigrams Englished · p. 118 · Open in the reader