Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9481 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

distinguish'ddistinguished

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

Puritas changed it: 369 times in 191 works
Consistency: 97.8% (369 of 377)
Reach if approved: ~396 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: distinguished
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 377 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (369 changes in 191 works, 97.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 369)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Children of God, and Heirs of Glory, is concurrent with the renewed Conscience, and distinguish'ddistinguished from the ignorant presumptions, blind conjectures, and carnal security of the unholy. As the …
With rule
… Children of God, and Heirs of Glory, is concurrent with the renewed Conscience, and distinguish'ddistinguished from the ignorant presumptions, blind conjectures, and carnal security of the unholy. As the …
William Bates · Sermons Upon Death and Eternal Judgment · p. 136 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in this matier is, that the Changing, and the being caught up, are not diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished; The changing into Bodies of Paradiſe, or of a Participation of the Firſt Reſurrection …
With rule
… in this matier is, that the Changing, and the being caught up, are not diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished; The changing into Bodies of Paradiſe, or of a Participation of the Firſt Reſurrection …
Thomas Beverley · An Appeal by the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that are ordained of God; the Doctor underſtands, the power it ſelfe of Magiſtracie diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished from the qualification thereof, and the deſignation of perſons thereto, how then did he …
With rule
… that are ordained of God; the Doctor underſtands, the power it ſelfe of Magiſtracie diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished from the qualification thereof, and the deſignation of perſons thereto, how then did he …
William Bridge · The Truth of the Times Vindicated · p. 43 · Open in the reader
Printed
… may lawfully make, and which it is ſometimes neceſſary that he ſhould. He has diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished between two external bonds that ſhould unite us to one another; the firſt is …
With rule
… may lawfully make, and which it is ſometimes neceſſary that he ſhould. He has diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished between two external bonds that ſhould unite us to one another; the firſt is …
Jean Claude · Historical Defense of the Reformation · p. 91 · Open in the reader
Printed
The Difference conſtituting your Proteſtant Rule, as diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished from that of moſt abominable Hereticks, can only be [as my own Judgment▪ or …
With rule
The Difference conſtituting your Proteſtant Rule, as diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished from that of moſt abominable Hereticks, can only be [as my own Judgment▪ or …
Clement Ellis · The Reflecters Defense of His Letter to a Friend · p. 69 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as the Reverend and Learned Dr. Hammond obſerves, Wicked Spirits in high places are diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished from the Rulers of the Darkneſs of this World; noting thereby ſeveral ſorts of …
With rule
… as the Reverend and Learned Dr. Hammond obſerves, Wicked Spirits in high places are diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished from the Rulers of the Darkneſs of this World; noting thereby ſeveral ſorts of …
Thomas Gregory · Discourses Upon Several Divine Subjects · p. 33 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Scripture compared to a Fan, whereby the Wheat and the Chaff are ſeparated, and diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished one from the other. Thus, in a ſenſe alſo, are Satan's temptations. And ſo …
With rule
… Scripture compared to a Fan, whereby the Wheat and the Chaff are ſeparated, and diſtinguiſh'ddistinguished one from the other. Thus, in a ſenſe alſo, are Satan's temptations. And ſo …
Thomas Horton · One Hundred Select Sermons · p. 67 · Open in the reader
Printed
… because they are the first Principles; and in the same manner the Creator is distinguish'ddistinguished from his Creatures; he is foreign, and they are styl'd foreign: and in this sence 'tis …
With rule
… because they are the first Principles; and in the same manner the Creator is distinguish'ddistinguished from his Creatures; he is foreign, and they are styl'd foreign: and in this sence 'tis …
Benedictus Aretius · Valentinus Gentilis – The Tritheist Put to Death In Bern · p. 70 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (8)

4 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.

An Exposition of the Song of Songs A27602

Printed
Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished from the Nations, thus each Part
With rule
Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished from the Nations, thus each Part
Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 59 · Open in the reader

A Treatise of Faith and Repentance A40632

Printed
Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished:
With rule
Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished:
Francis Fuller · A Treatise of Faith and Repentance · p. 62 · Open in the reader

Scripture Proof the Kingdom of Christ in its Succession A76489

Printed
… Half Time no more, and that None of the Six foregoing Trumpets are ſo Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished, There is a Great Aſſurance given, that thoſe Time, Times, and Half Time, flow …
With rule
… Half Time no more, and that None of the Six foregoing Trumpets are ſo Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished, There is a Great Aſſurance given, that thoſe Time, Times, and Half Time, flow …
Thomas Beverley · Scripture Proof the Kingdom of Christ in its Succession · p. 4 · Open in the reader

The Necessity of Religion in Societies N01345

Printed
… by the greateſt Maſters of Tho't, and that to all Society's however Conſtituted or Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished in their Formal Natures. I may inſert here the words of one, who has …
With rule
… by the greateſt Maſters of Tho't, and that to all Society's however Conſtituted or Diſtinguiſh'dDistinguished in their Formal Natures. I may inſert here the words of one, who has …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 19 · Open in the reader