Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9733 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

show'dshowed

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

Puritas changed it: 110 times in 82 works
Consistency: 100% (110 of 110)
Reach if approved: ~116 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: showed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 110 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (110 changes in 82 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 110)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Grave Divine Mr. Elkanah Wales, and upon the Burning of London in 1666. which being ſhow'dshowed to Dr. Robert Wild, he ſeem'd ſurpriz'd, and ingenuouſly acknowledg'd, that Man ſhould be …
With rule
… Grave Divine Mr. Elkanah Wales, and upon the Burning of London in 1666. which being ſhow'dshowed to Dr. Robert Wild, he ſeem'd ſurpriz'd, and ingenuouſly acknowledg'd, that Man ſhould be …
Thomas Sharpe · Divine Comforts · Open in the reader
Printed
Comming and ſtaying ſhow'dshowed thee, thee,
With rule
Comming and ſtaying ſhow'dshowed thee, thee,
John Donne · Poems · p. 227 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to any of you a remembrancer of the uncomparable mercy of our God, who ſhow'dshowed himſelfe upon the Mount, I have the utmoſt of my aime in this publication.
With rule
… to any of you a remembrancer of the uncomparable mercy of our God, who ſhow'dshowed himſelfe upon the Mount, I have the utmoſt of my aime in this publication.
George Newton · Mans Wrath and Gods Praise · Open in the reader
Printed
That whose I was vnwarily I show'dshowed,
With rule
That whose I was vnwarily I show'dshowed,
George Wither · Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented · Open in the reader
Printed
Wine ſhow'dshowed to tranſient eyes; and ſhall its ſprite
With rule
Wine ſhow'dshowed to tranſient eyes; and ſhall its ſprite
Jacob Cats · Self-Conflict · p. 60 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his Houſe; and in this Pſalm there is Prayer and Praiſe (as hath been ſhow'dshowed). The Apoſtle tells us, that every Creature is ſanctified by the Word and Prayer …
With rule
… his Houſe; and in this Pſalm there is Prayer and Praiſe (as hath been ſhow'dshowed). The Apoſtle tells us, that every Creature is ſanctified by the Word and Prayer …
Thomas Jacombe · Holy Dedication Both Personal and Domestic · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… there are Scriptures in that Book, she could read them there, but if I show'dshowed her the very same Scriptures in the Bible, she should sooner Dy than read …
With rule
… there are Scriptures in that Book, she could read them there, but if I show'dshowed her the very same Scriptures in the Bible, she should sooner Dy than read …
Cotton Mather · Memorable Providences · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it was ſufficient to give her a Bill in ſuch a form, as plainly ſhow'dshowed their Matrimony was diſſolved, and that ſhe was no part of his Family; though …
With rule
… it was ſufficient to give her a Bill in ſuch a form, as plainly ſhow'dshowed their Matrimony was diſſolved, and that ſhe was no part of his Family; though …
Simon Patrick · Commentary on Deuteronomy · p. 415 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.