Overuse of "$word$" in S3070

S3070 is a book which has been rejected several times for overuse of the $WORD$ illegibility marker. The following examples are intended to illustrate why it has been rejected and how we look at the issue of illegibility generally.

Errors

The following words, all captured as $WORD$, were counted as transcription errors.

Text Word captured as $word$ Comments

amplie ref 50

chaunge ref 41. soeuer was also unecessarily gapped out, though gave the benefit of the doubt and didn't count as an error.

hanged ref 141

loue ref 24. deerely was also gapped out, but could have been captured.

mortuus ref 224. Although the m is overinked it is still indisputably an m

pacifie ref 197

pietie ref 197

promises ref 216

seruitude ref 108

vehement ref 197

zeale ref 197

Text	Word captured as $word$	Comments
	amplie	ref 50
	chaunge	ref 41. soeuer was also unecessarily gapped out, though gave the benefit of the doubt and didn't count as an error.
	hanged	ref 141
	loue	ref 24. deerely was also gapped out, but could have been captured.
	mortuus	ref 224. Although the m is overinked it is still indisputably an m
	pacifie	ref 197
	pietie	ref 197
	promises	ref 216
	seruitude	ref 108
	vehement	ref 197
	zeale	ref 197

Dubious illegibles

The following words, again all captured as $WORD$, could probably have been captured, at least in part, but were not counted as transcription errors.

Text Word that was captured as $word$ Comments

afflictions ref 197

afterwards ref 50.

assertion ref 141

crosse ref 50. the missing r could be captured with a single $

feeling ref 216.

imme|diat, outward ref 24

infirmity ref 224

reioyce ref 216

serue ref 216

suffereth ref 208

Text	Word that was captured as $word$	Comments
	afflictions	ref 197
	afterwards	ref 50.
	assertion	ref 141
	crosse	ref 50. the missing r could be captured with a single $
	feeling	ref 216.
	imme\|diat, outward	ref 24
	infirmity	ref 224
	reioyce	ref 216
	serue	ref 216
	suffereth	ref 208