Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9876 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

combin'dcombined

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

Puritas changed it: 117 times in 89 works
Consistency: 93.6% (117 of 125)
Reach if approved: ~131 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: combined
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 125 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (117 changes in 89 works, 93.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 117)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
All instruments of motion, in one league combin'dcombined.
With rule
All instruments of motion, in one league combin'dcombined.
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… worship of God. It is sure very uncomfortable that those who have so closely combin'dcombined all their other interests, should be disunited in the greatest; that one Church cannot …
With rule
… worship of God. It is sure very uncomfortable that those who have so closely combin'dcombined all their other interests, should be disunited in the greatest; that one Church cannot …
Richard Allestree · The Ladys Calling · p. 226 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Death of his Son, wherein the equal Extreams of Ignominy and Torment were combin'dcombined, what an Evil Sin is, that requir'd such a mighty Expiation. We may from …
With rule
… the Death of his Son, wherein the equal Extreams of Ignominy and Torment were combin'dcombined, what an Evil Sin is, that requir'd such a mighty Expiation. We may from …
William Bates · Sermons Upon Psalm 130:4 · p. 73 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Apoſtate Angels, the diſcovery of the bleſſed Trinity in their Nature, Operations, their combin'dcombined and diſtinct Acts and Expreſſions of Goodneſs: The means are the conjunction of two …
With rule
… the Apoſtate Angels, the diſcovery of the bleſſed Trinity in their Nature, Operations, their combin'dcombined and diſtinct Acts and Expreſſions of Goodneſs: The means are the conjunction of two …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 374 · Open in the reader
Printed
… no enchantment against Jacob, nor Divination against Israel. Though Gebal, Ammon and Amalek were combin'dcombined hand in hand with their vaunting, Aha, the day is ours: In prosperity the …
With rule
… no enchantment against Jacob, nor Divination against Israel. Though Gebal, Ammon and Amalek were combin'dcombined hand in hand with their vaunting, Aha, the day is ours: In prosperity the …
Robert Gouge · The Faith of Dying Jacob · p. 136 · Open in the reader
Printed
Appollyon and all the Powers of Hell having thus combin'dcombined together, to find out new waies to prevent Thoughtful from receiving True Godlineſs, endeavoured …
With rule
Appollyon and all the Powers of Hell having thus combin'dcombined together, to find out new waies to prevent Thoughtful from receiving True Godlineſs, endeavoured …
Benjamin Keach · The Travels of True Godliness · p. 132 · Open in the reader
Printed
So fitly them in pairs thou hast combin'dcombined;
With rule
So fitly them in pairs thou hast combin'dcombined;
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
… Snares of death, Flouds of ungodly men, Sorrows of Hell. Hell and Earth are combin'dcombined against each Holy man, and will trouble him sufficiently in this World, if they …
With rule
… Snares of death, Flouds of ungodly men, Sorrows of Hell. Hell and Earth are combin'dcombined against each Holy man, and will trouble him sufficiently in this World, if they …
Richard Steele · Upon Uprightness · p. 3 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (8)

0 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.