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hink Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words127.6 160 46.4 0 0 678.1 13.3
Number of occurrences395301 29 0 0 62 3
Number of authors53 38 9 4 2

Occurrences of hink in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ot that; an Alice didnae even hink it that much ooty the run ae on page 7
s'll hiv nuhin in it! They'll hink ah'm no scairt ae anyhin back on page 9
e fawin through the air! D'ye hink you could manage it?) "They'l on page 10
masel up like a telescope! Ah hink ah could dae it, tae, if ah o on page 12
ae sumhin in the night? Well, hink aboot it: wis ah the same whe on page 19
Also on pages 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 36, 38, 40, 43, 45, 46, 49, 52, 54, 59, 64, 67, 68, 74, 75, 80, 83, 86, 89, 100, 101, 104, 109, 110, 116, 119
48 matches

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Ah hink, what ah'll miss maire, than on page 34

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
that grew up here. Funny tae hink that yer pal got forgot aboot on page 77

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
live lounge. Ahm startin tae hink mibbe the 'N' in N*Sync stawn on page 10
n a hawd ae a deid _ fish. Ah hink aboot letting the wee cunt wi on page 13
the finest prop in Ayrshire. Hink it'll be mair ae a case ae ly on page 17
'Fuck sake, of course no! Ye hink ahm some kind ae weirdo?' on page 24
this unfold, ah don't hink he cin quite process wit's ga on page 27
Also on pages 60, 61, 104
8 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
t's no Al Capone, Kenzie! You hink everycunt's mental!' Danny sa on page 5

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
a soun that roch it gars me hink on page 55

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Auld?' I hink we aw said it at the same tim on page 1

9 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
that yelly, ah'm startin tae hink they've went jaundice, probab on page 13
ye, that's the boay. Mean, ah hink he wis actually oan the telly on page 15
wey the cunt goes oan, you'd hink he's a curator at the British on page 16
e baith, but ah'm startin tae hink this wee guy is oot tae prove on page 21
kin, but ah couldnae help but hink boays like me aw live in oor on page 24
Also on pages 28, 29, 43, 48, 51, 54, 58, 60, 61, 66, 67, 70, 83, 85, 88, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, 109, 112, 124, 132, 136, 137, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 151, 153, 167, 169, 171, 195, 200
49 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
in it like ah jist did but ah hink 'Fuck it,' an go back tae bed on page 3
t happened. Ah said tae um ah hink it wis food poisoning fae som on page 4
isnae lookin, right, makin me hink ah wis losin mah mind. Someti on page 75
ans. Well, maybe aboot ten ah hink, Aye, ahm sure it's ten. Tomm on page 171
n ae be social, but aw ah cin hink aboot is mah sword up the sta on page 172
Also on pages 173, 176
10 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
jeans then, said Charlene, Ah hink yi should wear yir light blue on page 23
Aw dae yi no hink he's jist a pure darlin, she on page 24
talkin tae her. Naw ah don't hink so, said Chris Ross. Aw Chris on page 114
on a diet anyway. Why dae yi hink, she said, Cause am a pure he on page 136
disorder. Right. An ah don't hink he's a cutte, Whit's a cutter on page 154
Also on pages 169
10 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
make a break fur it. And tae hink this boy hud the cheek tae ta on page 20
t two weeks anyway. Ah dinnae hink this wan's been oot the libra on page 27
Ah hink tae masel that Wee Laddie sou on page 28
ll surprise hur afterward, ah hink. But if the poem isnae a sign on page 32

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
D'ye hink ma heid buttons up the back? on page 35

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
God bless us and save us, ah hink. Mammy always said that fur e on page xii
aby' competition. Ah couldnae hink aboot enterin Cathy. She'd be on page xiii
Donald's eyes grow so big ah hink they're gaun'ae pop oot o - on page xv
cket and wis naive enough tae hink ah'd mair magic in ma eyes th on page xvii
gaun'ae be enough fur me, ah hink as ah let oot a scream, but a on page xix
Also on pages 2, 11, 12, 38, 43, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55, 59, 60, 61, 74, 79, 81, 82, 89, 90, 111, 114, 115, 118
39 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"That's whit you hink, Maister," the foremaist jouk on page 58

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Ah’m on neither side for ah hink it’s a pathetic fallout fae
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
. "Ay," A says, "what div ye 'hink oo'r waitin on the bus for?"
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
, she said, But ah happen tae hink hygiene’s mair important th
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
in Scots aften his tae hae a hink frae first principals aboot w
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ing flung back in time, and a hink tae masel, A’ve a feelin Aâ
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
s aariddy this summer. Ye’d hink A’d learn…
Great, A hink. Eicht hours o’ this?!
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
tit tram line taewards whit A hink is the centre, and work it oo
y’s no ay as far back as ye hink.
A bit ghoulish, A hink, but why no?
3 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
"Hink that'll be good enough?" Liam
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
u they're ettlin tae vote. Ah hink the question we need tae be a
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
airt o the Pechts. Experts ’hink that it’s mebbe a relic fae
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Aye right, hink ah’m daft? Huv ye fuck, itâ
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Hink yer in there wee man.’ Scan
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay business. ‘Where dae ye hink you’re gaun?’ he sais, ja
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
€™s grip at the same time. ‘Hink ah’m a fuckin daftie? Yous
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah dinnae hink Alexa would stand fur a poke
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
time. We aw saw it comin, ah hink, scrollin doon ma Twitter tim
already. Ah call the office. Hink oan yer feet, Edith, hink oan
oan yer feet, Edith, hink oan yer feet.
“No really. Ah hink ah’m comin doon wi sommat,â
Ah hink o the poor folk in China. If
17 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the pensioners roond here, ah hink she’s brilliant. Ah’ve al
er’s fart aboot whit others hink.
‘Ye probably hink ah’m mad, and ah thocht it
Creepy Hollows, ah hink. Mair like creepy bastart. Na
That’s it, ah hink. Ah’m an auld duffer, and n
7 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Ah hink it's a grand thing tae hiv gr
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
n it comes tae guid tunes. A 'hink she jist waants a guid moan b
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
shoes? Ah didnae huv time tae hink cus Katy wis takin’ her sho
ma toes wi’oot a minute tae hink o’ it, bit Katy wisnae sae
’s n’ the togas ye dinnae hink o’ that dae ye? Ah wis huvi
ae be wastit oan cartoons. Ah hink we fair annoyed her wi’ Sco
mhing gangs wrang ye tend tae hink it must somehoo be yer ain fa
7 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
nyhing tae be free frae. They hink it’s aboot bein’ free ‘
onnae tell us hoo we need tae hink an a? Ah’m jalousing an’
words. Unless we wricht as we hink. Whit ah mean is, it’s only
3 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
brings it tae share. Which ah hink wis even sadder than hum buyi
mak’s me laugh cos ah kinna hink he’s the closest tae Charis
we really huv. If ye want tae hink o’ whit a Scotsman really i
It wis a Braveheart moment I hink – they cannae tak’ oor fr
Enlightenment history. Bit ah hink that’s jist his university
8 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
“ 'Hink wu'll caw it a day, George,â€
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Before she could hink oan this any langer, her pare
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
atisfying fur some reason. Ah hink it looks a bit like dried blo
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
m sparing them the bother. Ah hink ahm actually feart she’ll b
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
A mean ye'd hink
hink aboot
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ing tae say first. I dinna ’hink, my feres, that I s’ be wi
y lane i’ my staa, and I ’hink I can say that I unnerstaund
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Black wis white How isit ye hink yur a’ways right Ye’d eve
‘Iss is the wye a ‘hink it should pan oot
hey'd aw be deid Aw naw, a ‘hink 'ur's sum in ma airm-pit Plai
A‘hink mibbe that wid be a bit e' a
4 matches

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ dinnae wahnt tae hink aboot
We hink wint oan.
2 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Aye well in that case Ah hink yez must huv been IN The Girn
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
They’ll hink ah’ve been abducted an come

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
follae his lead. Dreadin tae hink what might await us baith ins
ornament fur a livin room, ah hink tae masel. But then ah rememb
ch him in the puss fur it. Ah hink Danny wid plant a great big s
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ae intae a wee secret. People hink it’s the drugs that sent me
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
gnosis but ah cannae help but hink aboot ma ain history. Involun
y dinnae show it, ken? but ah hink deep doon they love me in the
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
es like the Costa Del Sol. Ah hink it geez him some hope that it
oot it at the time. But ah do hink ah saw a rid tinge oan ma shi
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
™ ah scowl. ‘’Who dae yae hink telt me, eh? the fuckin doact
’Aye’’ he says ‘’Ah hink ah will’’
oan the nose. Anywey, Dougie. Hink it’s time that ah leave yae
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
d look like shite and yae wid hink ah’m back hammerin snow aga
''Hink nuttin ae it''
2 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ath, Kelty - aw West Fife. A hink itÂ’s a minin hingmie.(2019) search twitter
ter Interestin compairison. A hink, but, that we'll nivir get ch(2017) search twitter
@DrMDempster We'll aye hink that male stories is whit sto(2017) search twitter
t AÂ’m an auld tweedie noo an hink young fowkÂ’s aw that beautif(2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
@raiphsays Ah hink sae bit dae ye no need tae ha(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
hey tryin tae kill me, dae ye hink? ??(2020) search twitter
ma livin room an kitchen. Ah hink the rats in the waa huv deid.(2020) search twitter
@JaneyGodley Ah hink Ah'm too young tae get yer re(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ast tense, in auld texts. Aye hink aboot times Ah hear it yaised(2017) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@BarbaraJMar A hink a suns tryin tae get oot!(2020) search twitter
@farraboots @MrMalky Oh a hink so!(2020) search twitter
@heresDaibhi Aw a hink they dae offers 2 time a munf(2020) search twitter
ou! Er best tae be read oot a hink!(2020) search twitter
@MacLiv Aye a hink it jus isnae wurkin oot!(2020) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

@annieones tweeted
@AgentP22 Ye hink yer a right smarty pants, but (2021) twitter link
effin feck ùr yae sniffin? A hink yer needin tae git oot mair a (2021) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
95 @DrMDempster @Lenniesaurus Hink Dr D hud it. It's a pal fae t (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
ttps://t.co/4WskjpIsFz Dinnae hink @duolingo produce the content (2020) twitter link
@WilsonMcLeod Ah hink the lairnin resource shows ma (2020) twitter link
@Chazzbat Ah hink folk refer tae them as tattie (2019) twitter link
ELDRITCH HINGS! Can ye hink o ony ither titles ye could t (2019) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
t: yer nae allowed tae say ye hink NS has messed up wioot bein d (2021) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
rtant than tellin folk how we hink wirds should be spelt. Gled 0 on page 10

1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
sum teachers gie ye fin they hink yer a lost cause: kinda sad b on page 41
'And fit div ye hink ah dae?' me Ma sais, on page 43
in the sivinties Ma sais. Ah hink she hid a crush on him. 'Mair on page 44
lack and fite. And it maks me hink o the picter ah'd seen in art on page 45

7 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Fit'll sic an sic hink? on page 99

2 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
ence fan yi dee at and fan yi hink yi cin git let aff we using m
Ah tell mam ana, in she disna hink nithin of it. It’s perfectl
2 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
a proablem, no as bad as ye 'hink
1 matches

Findlater, Mark , (no publisher recorded 2022) Doric - Troup, government
hink on fit ye dae an hud awa thay
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ti ma map o fine teuchters. I hink i micht hae bitten makt than (2019) search twitter
tand wi a het pie and bovril. Hink it wis aginst Dundee. Yir an (2019) search twitter
@Branson1873 I dinna hink it could be onhin else ??????(2019) search twitter
tiejwattie Ats EXACTLY fit ye hink it is.(2019) search twitter
ey hid. Iss happened. I dinna hink I'll see sivvin o clock. #roo(2019) search twitter
and 6 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
e see them aw mak it an dinae hink they get enuf chances.(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
We pics like ‘is, fowk’ll ‘hink am fair sophistimicated ?????(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases div ye hink "Half e fat Tuesday" wid catc(2019) search twitter
i_Leith It wiz the best I cud hink o. You twa teen e better eens(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ny aboot that; nor did Ahlice hink eet gie strange tae hear th R on page 7
at Ahlice hidnae a meenit tae hink aboot stoppin hersel afore sh on page 8
stairs! Sae brave they'll aw hink iz at hame! Jings, Ah wouldna on page 9
d shut up lik a telescope! Ah hink Ah could, if only Ah kent hoo on page 11
o iz then?" An she tried tae hink whit th flame o a caundle is on page 13
Also on pages 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 30, 33, 37, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 56, 59, 61, 63, 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, 90, 101, 104, 110, 116
52 matches

The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
What div ee hink o' the story aboot the Hawick
1 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
s Pil a few years suin and A' hink the rest o' the bottom end he
ks tied tae sticks. Cleeks, a hink they ca'd thum. A yince seen
A hink it's wonderful how the Salmon
3 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
n ti b a long season for us a hink ????????????(2020) search twitter
net_2011 @bobbyrobson46 div e hink he wul. A coud say what av he(2012) search twitter
@BrodieDru a de hink c ma names no saville!! #yirm(2012) search twitter
et_2011 yes ya tit what did e hink was gan ti dae it....Ned Mcre(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
yaisin it kens yon an disnae hink o't as slang but jist pairt o(2020) search twitter
d_anderson878 Aye indeed pal. Hink it's weel happit noo but.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Y dinnae hink oor Lily feeds them weans noo on page 1

2 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
wee. A lot of weans said, ‘I hink.’ Also hingmajig instead of (2020) search twitter

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