Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9579 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

transform'dtransformed

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

Puritas changed it: 151 times in 99 works
Consistency: 88.8% (151 of 170)
Reach if approved: ~179 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: transformed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 170 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (151 changes in 99 works, 88.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 151)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Haman full of wrath] He ſwell'd like a toad, glow'd like a devil; being transform'dtransformed as it were, into a breathing devil, he ſeeks the utter extirpation of that …
With rule
… Haman full of wrath] He ſwell'd like a toad, glow'd like a devil; being transform'dtransformed as it were, into a breathing devil, he ſeeks the utter extirpation of that …
John Trapp · Commentary on Ezra Nehemiah Ester Job and Psalms · p. 128 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and that of Apostles too, could by the Magick of blind Zeal be so transform'dtransformed, we must not wonder to find other Crimes so too. And what Christ thus …
With rule
… and that of Apostles too, could by the Magick of blind Zeal be so transform'dtransformed, we must not wonder to find other Crimes so too. And what Christ thus …
Richard Allestree · The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety · p. 377 · Open in the reader
Printed
… earnest Advice of the Apostle, Be not conformed to this World, but be ye transform'dtransformed by the renewing of your Minds, that ye may prove what is that good …
With rule
… earnest Advice of the Apostle, Be not conformed to this World, but be ye transform'dtransformed by the renewing of your Minds, that ye may prove what is that good …
William Bates · Sermons Preached on Several Occasions · p. 214 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſo ſurpriſes the Kingdom of the true Prophet, Prieſt, and King; He is Sathan transform'dtransformed into an Angel of Light, a falſe Apoſtle coming with lying Signs and Wonders …
With rule
… ſo ſurpriſes the Kingdom of the true Prophet, Prieſt, and King; He is Sathan transform'dtransformed into an Angel of Light, a falſe Apoſtle coming with lying Signs and Wonders …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 112 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his surprizing Benefits, till our hearts are enamour'd with the Authour of them, and transform'dtransformed into the likeness of that loving God that gives them: let us trace him …
With rule
… his surprizing Benefits, till our hearts are enamour'd with the Authour of them, and transform'dtransformed into the likeness of that loving God that gives them: let us trace him …
Thomas Gouge · Gods Call to England · Open in the reader
Printed
… is called Light, and the Children of God are likewise called Light, as being transform'dtransformed into its nature, and thus they are still the more, by more hearing of …
With rule
… is called Light, and the Children of God are likewise called Light, as being transform'dtransformed into its nature, and thus they are still the more, by more hearing of …
Robert Leighton · Practical Commentary of 1 Peter Volume 1 · p. 239 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſelves what it is to See God, till we reſemble him, and be perfectly transform'dtransformed into his moſt bleſſed Nature and Life. All they can doe more for us …
With rule
… ſelves what it is to See God, till we reſemble him, and be perfectly transform'dtransformed into his moſt bleſſed Nature and Life. All they can doe more for us …
Simon Patrick · Jesus and the Resurrection Justified by Witnesses in Heaven and Earth · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… into the composition of trees and plants. These, with their fruits, roots, &c. are transform'dtransformed into things of the third degree, whereby they receive a more noble being, in …
With rule
… into the composition of trees and plants. These, with their fruits, roots, &c. are transform'dtransformed into things of the third degree, whereby they receive a more noble being, in …
George Sikes · The Book of Nature Translated and Epitomized · p. 51 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (19)

5 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 14 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Purple Island A00977

Printed
Transform'dTransformed into a hog with cunning charm;
With rule
Transform'dTransformed into a hog with cunning charm;
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 105 · Open in the reader

Several Poems A29149

Printed
Tranſform'dTransformed into a Fiſh by Venus will,
With rule
Tranſform'dTransformed into a Fiſh by Venus will,
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 72 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

Printed
Transform'dTransformed by Witchcra…, and a curſed Spell,
With rule
Transform'dTransformed by Witchcra…, and a curſed Spell,
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 28 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Ecclesiastes A62085

Printed
… dismal; but then, all's Right, and Comfortable, again. Psal. 73. 17. Jer. 20. 7-13. Not fully Crucified and Transform'dTransformed Humane Reason and Wisdom, in Saints, is the most dangerous homebred Traitour to them …
With rule
… dismal; but then, all's Right, and Comfortable, again. Psal. 73. 17. Jer. 20. 7-13. Not fully Crucified and Transform'dTransformed Humane Reason and Wisdom, in Saints, is the most dangerous homebred Traitour to them …
George Sikes · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · p. 110 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
Transform'dTransformed into a fiſh, by Venus will,
With rule
Transform'dTransformed into a fiſh, by Venus will,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 68 · Open in the reader