Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9895 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

abus'dabused

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

Puritas changed it: 354 times in 192 works
Consistency: 97.2% (354 of 364)
Reach if approved: ~382 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: abused
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 364 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (354 changes in 192 works, 97.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 354)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… comes to her Brother Abſalom, who inſtantly underſtanding from her how ſhe had been abus'dabused, did what he could to comfort and quiet her, telling her it was a …
With rule
… comes to her Brother Abſalom, who inſtantly underſtanding from her how ſhe had been abus'dabused, did what he could to comfort and quiet her, telling her it was a …
Samuel Cradock · The History of the Old Testament Methodized · p. 426 · Open in the reader
Printed
My wages, and my grace abus'dabused.
With rule
My wages, and my grace abus'dabused.
John Flavel · Husbandry Spiritualized · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
Beſt things abus'dabused prove worſt of all: So he
With rule
Beſt things abus'dabused prove worſt of all: So he
Theophilus Gale · The Court of the Gentiles Part 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… draw the substance. And as in many other things, so hath hee herein likewise abus'dabused the Piety of the best men, unto the furtherance of his owne ends. That …
With rule
… draw the substance. And as in many other things, so hath hee herein likewise abus'dabused the Piety of the best men, unto the furtherance of his owne ends. That …
Edward Reynolds · Meditations on the Lords Supper · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
I'me abus'dabused, and thou hast wrong,
With rule
I'me abus'dabused, and thou hast wrong,
George Wither · The Shepherds Hunting · Open in the reader
Printed
§. 3. This Phrase has been miserably abus'dabused by the Antinomians; and I think it prudence to keep a jealous Eye upon't …
With rule
§. 3. This Phrase has been miserably abus'dabused by the Antinomians; and I think it prudence to keep a jealous Eye upon't …
Vincent Alsop · Vindication of the Faithful Rebuke to a False Report · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… will appeal to their Understandings, they will clearly discern that the word, Liberty, is abus'dabused, to give countenance to Licentiousness. There is a free subjection, and a servile liberty …
With rule
… will appeal to their Understandings, they will clearly discern that the word, Liberty, is abus'dabused, to give countenance to Licentiousness. There is a free subjection, and a servile liberty …
William Bates · Spiritual Perfection Unfolded and Enforced from 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… abuſe it? With what face can you cry to me for mercy, that have abus'dabused it ſo? O but when your Conſciences can tell you that you have not …
With rule
… abuſe it? With what face can you cry to me for mercy, that have abus'dabused it ſo? O but when your Conſciences can tell you that you have not …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Four Useful Discourses · p. 48 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (10)

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

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Abus'dAbused thy Christian-liberty, and trod
With rule
Abus'dAbused thy Christian-liberty, and trod
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

Husbandry Spiritualized A39665

Printed
Abus'dAbused himself with such absurdities?
With rule
Abus'dAbused himself with such absurdities?
John Flavel · Husbandry Spiritualized · p. 151 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… haſte ſignified unto him. But he took on with all Impatience to be ſo Abus'dAbused, to be made Competitor with the King's Son, and to prevail in the Election …
With rule
… haſte ſignified unto him. But he took on with all Impatience to be ſo Abus'dAbused, to be made Competitor with the King's Son, and to prevail in the Election …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 21 · Open in the reader

A Triple Paradox A66791

Printed
Abuſ'dAbused like other men, in what relates
With rule
Abuſ'dAbused like other men, in what relates
George Wither · A Triple Paradox · p. 71 · Open in the reader

The Life and Death of Reverend Edmund Trench A71133

Printed
I had been Abus'dAbused, Cenſured, and Slander's, Faithfulneſs and Plain-dealing had hard returns: But my Duty was …
With rule
I had been Abus'dAbused, Cenſured, and Slander's, Faithfulneſs and Plain-dealing had hard returns: But my Duty was …
Edmund Trench · The Life and Death of Reverend Edmund Trench · p. 62 · Open in the reader

The Protector A96764

Printed
Abus'dAbused their Pow'r, are to be ſeen no more.
With rule
Abus'dAbused their Pow'r, are to be ſeen no more.
George Wither · The Protector · p. 24 · Open in the reader

Meat out of the Eater N00104

Printed
Abus'dAbused, Reproach'd and Scorn'd
With rule
Abus'dAbused, Reproach'd and Scorn'd
Michael Wigglesworth · Meat out of the Eater · p. 198 · Open in the reader