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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9662 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

thou'rtthou

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

Puritas changed it
70 times in 29 works
Consistency
74.4% (70 of 94)
Reach if approved
~99 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
94 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (70 changes in 29 works, 74.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 70)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    Tho indeed thou'rtthou not mine own.
    With rule
    Tho indeed thou'rtthou not mine own.

    Robert Wild · The Benefice · p. 58 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    If for to bleſſe us thou'rtthou content,
    With rule
    If for to bleſſe us thou'rtthou content,

    Edward Reynolds · The Divine Penitential Meditations and Vows of His Majesty · p. 7 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    And s…th blest Soul…, for new thou'rtthou truly so
    With rule
    And s…th blest Soul…, for new thou'rtthou truly so

    Edward Reynolds · Mary Magdalenes Love to Christ · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    (which as thou'rtthou fleſh and bloud, I ſcarce belieue.)
    With rule
    (which as thou'rtthou fleſh and bloud, I ſcarce belieue.)

    John Andrewes · The Anatomy of Baseness · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    In dayes to come thou'rtthou like to find;
    With rule
    In dayes to come thou'rtthou like to find;

    John Bryan · Harvest-Home · p. 40 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    If thou'rtthou amaz'd, wonder no more:
    With rule
    If thou'rtthou amaz'd, wonder no more:

    William Gurnall · The Christians Labor and Reward · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    By th' Name of BABYLON, thou'rtthou hither cited,
    With rule
    By th' Name of BABYLON, thou'rtthou hither cited,

    Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    In saying thou'rtthou to be preferr'd
    With rule
    In saying thou'rtthou to be preferr'd

    James Strong · Feminine Valor Eminently Discovered · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (24)

14 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 12 are listed here. 10 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Self-Conflict A31368

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou duely plagu'd, whom pleaſure did invite
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou duely plagu'd, whom pleaſure did invite

    Jacob Cats · Self-Conflict · p. 72 · Open in the reader

Some Prison Meditations A42148

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou in through ſin, that ſo by thee the Grace
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou in through ſin, that ſo by thee the Grace

    John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 21 · Open in the reader

The Song of Solomon Paraphrased A43769

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou grown thick, fat and cover'd ore
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou grown thick, fat and cover'd ore

    Arthur Hildersham · The Song of Solomon Paraphrased · p. 141 · Open in the reader

The Benefice A65997

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou a mad Blade.
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou a mad Blade.

    Robert Wild · The Benefice · p. 45 · Open in the reader

The Incomparable Poem A66001

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou fit for War, or Council-table,
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou fit for War, or Council-table,

    Robert Wild · The Incomparable Poem · p. 8 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou read translated in French Court,
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou read translated in French Court,

    Robert Wild · The Incomparable Poem · p. 9 · Open in the reader

Mary Magdalenes Love to Christ A91745

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou fled above, while w… mourn ho…d' belong,
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou fled above, while w… mourn ho…d' belong,

    Edward Reynolds · Mary Magdalenes Love to Christ · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons A95611

  • Printed
    Then ſhall I not beleev Thou'rtThou One, yet Three?
    With rule
    Then ſhall I not beleev Thou'rtThou One, yet Three?

    Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 3 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Yet Thou'rtThou the FATHER ſtill: theſe Abſoloms
    With rule
    Yet Thou'rtThou the FATHER ſtill: theſe Abſoloms

    Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 6 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou the Rains Father. Froſt thou'ſt gendred?
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou the Rains Father. Froſt thou'ſt gendred?

    Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 10 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou pleaſ'd thus to fulfill all righteouſneſs.
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou pleaſ'd thus to fulfill all righteouſneſs.

    Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 29 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Thou'rtThou Chriſt to all kindreds and kinds,
    With rule
    Thou'rtThou Chriſt to all kindreds and kinds,

    Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 33 · Open in the reader