Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9534 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

suppos'dsupposed

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

Puritas changed it: 504 times in 226 works
Consistency: 98.2% (504 of 513)
Reach if approved: ~539 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: supposed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 513 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (504 changes in 226 works, 98.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 504)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the New Heaven and Earth, suppos'dsupposed to continue to Eternity: All except this is suppos'dsupposed to describe the State here below.
With rule
… the New Heaven and Earth, suppos'dsupposed to continue to Eternity: All except this is suppos'dsupposed to describe the State here below.
Thomas Beverley · The Thousand Years Kingdom of Christ · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that Adult perſons might live in communion with ſuch a Party as I have ſuppos'dsupposed, without being infected with its poyſon, or without being hypocrites, which it is no …
With rule
… that Adult perſons might live in communion with ſuch a Party as I have ſuppos'dsupposed, without being infected with its poyſon, or without being hypocrites, which it is no …
Jean Claude · Historical Defense of the Reformation · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Fathers, we muſt ſay, not that the LORD brought them out priſon (as is ſuppos'dsupposed), but that he put them in; a thing that would be infinitely abſurd and …
With rule
… Fathers, we muſt ſay, not that the LORD brought them out priſon (as is ſuppos'dsupposed), but that he put them in; a thing that would be infinitely abſurd and …
Jean Daille · Forty-nine Sermons upon Colossians · p. 270 · Open in the reader
Printed
… REJOYCE: how uncouth is this to men in that poſture and Circumſtance they are ſuppos'dsupposed fallen into! Well, but yet Count it joy (ſayes he): not only moderate, keep …
With rule
… REJOYCE: how uncouth is this to men in that poſture and Circumſtance they are ſuppos'dsupposed fallen into! Well, but yet Count it joy (ſayes he): not only moderate, keep …
Thomas Goodwin · Patience and its Perfect Work under Sudden and Sore Trials · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
It is ſuppos'dsupposed Bellama faire (quoth he)
With rule
It is ſuppos'dsupposed Bellama faire (quoth he)
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… glorious? Every infinite Thing is naturally, and necessarily uncapable of addition: Possibility of which suppos'dsupposed, implies contradiction, and destroyes the nature of Infinity. If it bee so then, that …
With rule
… glorious? Every infinite Thing is naturally, and necessarily uncapable of addition: Possibility of which suppos'dsupposed, implies contradiction, and destroyes the nature of Infinity. If it bee so then, that …
Robert Bolton · Comforting Afflicted Consciences · p. 379 · Open in the reader
Printed
Expl. 106. In this Petition there are two things necessarily suppos'dsupposed, as (1) The wickedness or perversness of mans nature to sin, for when we beg …
With rule
Expl. 106. In this Petition there are two things necessarily suppos'dsupposed, as (1) The wickedness or perversness of mans nature to sin, for when we beg …
Thomas Adams · The Main Principles of the Christian Religion in 107 Articles · p. 188 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the World to Come. Laſtly, in what ever State Any of them can be ſuppos'dsupposed to be, They are certainly ſo under Chriſt and his Saints, That They are …
With rule
… the World to Come. Laſtly, in what ever State Any of them can be ſuppos'dsupposed to be, They are certainly ſo under Chriſt and his Saints, That They are …
Thomas Beverley · The Catechism of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 4 · 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.

Several Poems A29149

Printed
Suppos'dSupposed he neither meant to fight nor flye.
With rule
Suppos'dSupposed he neither meant to fight nor flye.
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 129 · Open in the reader

Abstract of Logic A30233

Printed
… in which ſomething being ſuppos'dsupposed, ſomething different from that ſuppos'dsupposed, by Reaſon of the Suppos'dSupposed, does of Neceſſity follow.
With rule
… in which ſomething being ſuppos'dsupposed, ſomething different from that ſuppos'dsupposed, by Reaſon of the Suppos'dSupposed, does of Neceſſity follow.
Franco Burgersdijck · Abstract of Logic · p. 20 · Open in the reader

Latin Epigrams Englished A53744

Printed
Suppos'dSupposed a Lamb, a Wolf art found, art fam'd.
With rule
Suppos'dSupposed a Lamb, a Wolf art found, art fam'd.
John Owen · Latin Epigrams Englished · p. 164 · Open in the reader

A Considering Glass A66781

Printed
Suppos'dSupposed him to be rich, then thought him poor:
With rule
Suppos'dSupposed him to be rich, then thought him poor:
George Wither · A Considering Glass · p. 155 · Open in the reader

The Prophetical History of the Reformation A69569

Printed
… Oath of Christ, that must Certainly be an End of all Strife Cannot be Suppos'dSupposed to Give an Incertain Sound; There is Certainly then by Assur'd, however Secret Characters …
With rule
… Oath of Christ, that must Certainly be an End of all Strife Cannot be Suppos'dSupposed to Give an Incertain Sound; There is Certainly then by Assur'd, however Secret Characters …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
… If the Thing were to be Consider'd only in Reason; It could not be Suppos'dSupposed, that so Great a work, as the Reformation was; if measur'd, and Compar'd with …
With rule
… If the Thing were to be Consider'd only in Reason; It could not be Suppos'dSupposed, that so Great a work, as the Reformation was; if measur'd, and Compar'd with …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 43 · Open in the reader