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invention Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.1 10.6 1.6 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2220 1 0 0 0 1
Number of authors13 11 1 1

Occurrences of invention in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
nt; the tellin o stories. The invention o writin didnae kill aff stor on page 10
ship's lifeboat an afore the invention o the harpoon gun that was fi on page 40

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
greatest, ma maist brilliant invention! It's a meal made oot chawin- on page 107
ma verra latest and greatest invention - Television Chocolate!' on page 143

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
no unnerstaun whit this uptap invention o yours is gonnae dae tae the on page 74

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
thic, brains, mair wark, rare invention, on page 93
Oor Scottish brilliance for invention on page 102

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e horizon and thocht aboot an invention she wantit tae build. Onybody on page 3
pin her oot frae her dwaums o invention. on page 5
ide the windae, wirkin on her invention as quiet as a moose. on page 115
"I'm sorry yer invention didnae wirk," Klaus said, aw on page 129

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ll a mell o auld saws an gleg invention in the leid tae. Durin the ca on page 6

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'It's a new invention,' quo Cherlie but Snottery wi on page 59

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
inister side o this wunnerful invention, sae we maun aw caw cannie. I on page 7

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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Douglas is in fact a coortly invention. Tho Douglas pit aboot the id
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e maist students, wisni above invention, when knowledge failed! A min
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
writin's an invention.
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
phones or phones or even the invention o electricity.
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@AileenMcHarg the soup was an invention: onions, leeks, celery, peppe(2020) search twitter

Doric

@DoricPhrases tweeted
er did loons manage afore the invention i' beard ile?(2018) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Invention aye haes got a place on page 42

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