Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9734 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

surpriz'dsurprised

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

Puritas changed it: 235 times in 164 works
Consistency: 93.6% (235 of 251)
Reach if approved: ~264 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: surprised
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 251 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (235 changes in 164 works, 93.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 235)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… were suspended between Hopes and Fears. And at his first Appearance they were vehemently surpriz'dsurprised; They saw Him die on the Cross three daies before, and their Memories were …
With rule
… were suspended between Hopes and Fears. And at his first Appearance they were vehemently surpriz'dsurprised; They saw Him die on the Cross three daies before, and their Memories were …
William Bates · The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in Mans Redemption · p. 472 · Open in the reader
Printed
… proceeded from the depth of his Soul. How does the Psalmist aggravate his being surpriz'dsurprised by a strong Temptation? So foolish was I, and so like a beast before …
With rule
… proceeded from the depth of his Soul. How does the Psalmist aggravate his being surpriz'dsurprised by a strong Temptation? So foolish was I, and so like a beast before …
William Bates · Spiritual Perfection Unfolded and Enforced from 2 Corinthians 7:1 · p. 322 · Open in the reader
Printed
When Baron Caſtle was ſurpriz'dsurprised, th' enclos'd
With rule
When Baron Caſtle was ſurpriz'dsurprised, th' enclos'd
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
BUT, ſays moreover Mr. Arnaud, others muſt be ſurpriz'dsurprised in a contrary manner, they muſt needs deride the abſurdity of this new Doctrin …
With rule
BUT, ſays moreover Mr. Arnaud, others muſt be ſurpriz'dsurprised in a contrary manner, they muſt needs deride the abſurdity of this new Doctrin …
Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 173 · Open in the reader
Printed
… we abide in our places, that we neither die in a moment, are not ſurpriz'dsurprised by midnight-feares, but reſt quietly in our beds, though feares at midnight have …
With rule
… we abide in our places, that we neither die in a moment, are not ſurpriz'dsurprised by midnight-feares, but reſt quietly in our beds, though feares at midnight have …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 32-24 · p. 648 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Dregs of life? Say not, my wild Oats must be first sown, lest surpriz'dsurprised you reap the Harvest in Hell. Here is no room for deliberation, in re …
With rule
… and Dregs of life? Say not, my wild Oats must be first sown, lest surpriz'dsurprised you reap the Harvest in Hell. Here is no room for deliberation, in re …
Robert Gouge · The Faith of Dying Jacob · p. 187 · Open in the reader
Printed
… with a few others, made their way into the Town through a Mine, and surpriz'dsurprised the place, as Amm. Marcellinus and Zosimus both agree; and therefore the Learned Scaliger …
With rule
… with a few others, made their way into the Town through a Mine, and surpriz'dsurprised the place, as Amm. Marcellinus and Zosimus both agree; and therefore the Learned Scaliger …
William Hopkins · Animadversions on Johnsons Answer to Jovian · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… so eas'd in originall sinne, doe yet proceed to act…all sins, and are surpriz'dsurprised by death, before they receiue the Seale of their Reconciliation to Christ, in the …
With rule
… so eas'd in originall sinne, doe yet proceed to act…all sins, and are surpriz'dsurprised by death, before they receiue the Seale of their Reconciliation to Christ, in the …
John Donne · Sermon of Commemoration of the Lady Danvers Late Wife · p. 70 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (16)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 13 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Surpriz'dSurprised by Wolves, which lye for them in wait.
With rule
Surpriz'dSurprised by Wolves, which lye for them in wait.
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

The Fathers Tears over his Daughters Remains N03209

Printed
SUrpriz'dSurprised I view, wrote by a Female Pen,
With rule
SUrpriz'dSurprised I view, wrote by a Female Pen,
Benjamin Colman · The Fathers Tears over his Daughters Remains · p. 73 · Open in the reader

Essay on Gods Wonder-Working Providence N04836

Printed
Surpriz'dSurprised they are, & ſtruck with pannick fear.
With rule
Surpriz'dSurprised they are, & ſtruck with pannick fear.
Samuel Niles · Essay on Gods Wonder-Working Providence · p. 10 · Open in the reader