Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9807 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

hee'she's

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

Puritas changed it: 294 times in 114 works
Consistency: 99.6% (294 of 295)
Reach if approved: ~310 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: he's
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 295 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: he (1)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (294 changes in 114 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 294)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Hee'sHe's moſt a foole, moſt on his wit relyes.
With rule
Hee'sHe's moſt a foole, moſt on his wit relyes.
Edward Calver · Passion and Discretion in Youth and Age · p. 111 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſhew mercy to the wilfull: O woefull ſoule, be his miſery never ſo great, hee'she's not the fit object of mercy; for though miſery be mercies object, yet joyn'd …
With rule
… ſhew mercy to the wilfull: O woefull ſoule, be his miſery never ſo great, hee'she's not the fit object of mercy; for though miſery be mercies object, yet joyn'd …
William Fenner · Willful Impenitency · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
1. Hee'sHe's long ere he begins;
With rule
1. Hee'sHe's long ere he begins;
Robert Harris · Several Sermons · p. 108 · Open in the reader
Printed
But ah! Hee'sHe's gone to Sinus Abrahae.
With rule
But ah! Hee'sHe's gone to Sinus Abrahae.
Cotton Mather · Poem Dedicated to Urian Oaks · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
… people to themſelves- and they may be inſnared in theſe, and ſin, but yet hee'she's not the cauſe of ſin.
With rule
… people to themſelves- and they may be inſnared in theſe, and ſin, but yet hee'she's not the cauſe of ſin.
John Tickell · The Bottomless Pit Smoking in Familism · p. 82 · Open in the reader
Printed
Our Isr'ells King, That Hee'sHe's most kinde and sweet,
With rule
Our Isr'ells King, That Hee'sHe's most kinde and sweet,
John Vicars · Englands Hallelujah · Open in the reader
Printed
and tell the Sun hee'she's brighter then the Moone;
With rule
and tell the Sun hee'she's brighter then the Moone;
John Andrewes · The Anatomy of Baseness · Open in the reader
Printed
… When you know if a Spaniard or Italian be known to be a Protestant, hee'she's as sure tormented and burnt at a stake as the coat is on his …
With rule
… When you know if a Spaniard or Italian be known to be a Protestant, hee'she's as sure tormented and burnt at a stake as the coat is on his …
Richard Baxter · Fair-Warning · p. 19 · 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.