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Use in varieties of Scots

operation Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.9 12.8 22.4 19.9 17.4 21.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4624 14 2 3 2 1
Number of authors31 20 5 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of operation in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hamewark. This wis a delicate operation; the object o the exercise wi on page 39

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
political scientists cry the operation o hegemonies. Twa exaimples o on page 33

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
an who runs this mickey moose operation?" on page 193

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
emmes an thochts wi ither. Co-operation is mair likely tae be the aff on page 54

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n aff jist alow the knees; an operation he saw wi his ain een, fer de on page 43

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
fur three days an they did an operation where they pit these things c on page 21
(the same as when ah'd ma ear operation) but naw no Charlene: she wis on page 150

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
emmes an thochts wi ither. Co-operation is mair likely tae be the aff on page 54

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
for tolerance, enjoyment, co-operation an
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
fur three days an they did an operation where they pit these things c
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
at the structure, function an operation o Bòrd na Gàidhlig the noo
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
isin hamegrowen talent. Major Operation and The Night of the Big Blit
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Ma weel planned operation is stertin tae crumble afore
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Co-operation aye A've socht,
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
t seems, war in chairge o the operation. We ken this, nae fae the soo
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Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
y by fower the same efternin. Operation oan Thursday. Hame Friday. He
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mallum tae cairry oot sic an operation!
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
it like sodgers on a military operation. The puir wee hares, frantic,
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
y. He’s the brains o’ oor operation and Rab, he works in sales. G
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
bour’s electoral graith and operation. She wasna ower impressed, we
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e be talkin o alliances an co-operation o radical left muivements in
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
tae Lanark tae supervise the operation. Three weeks passed withoot s

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
hem tae the vet for thair wee operation ....(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
wis telt he had bowel cancer. Operation went well though and noo he's(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An operation left him frail on page 15

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ta. Fin he wis sixty he hid a operation
at sixty yards awa. Afore the operation he wis sair made
t wis three years ago, an the operation wis a success again. Bit
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
"Hiv you ivver hid a cataract operation?" Ned asks Jonsar Eck." Oh mi
naething tull the operation ata". Ned then asks." Wull I
"are you gan for a operation on your hips neest week?" The
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wadna rype the bank. Gin the operation gaed weel, he'd hae a muckle
i the doctors that, efter the operation, Brian wis the named carer. A
The transplant operation wis gaein aheid eenoo. It wis
It wis the fykiest pynt o the operation. Jist ae wee surge o pouer: a
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
on wifie’s man got ower his operation? Puir sowel. Some fowk dinna
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
rocketed since before my hip operation(2016) search twitter
ae mind password after my hip operation!(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
or twice, but that pert o the operation wis seun ower an deun wae. on page 15

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
lame fae hur ingrowan toenail operation. on page 86

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ork. The day she was told the operation had been successful I asked h on page 24
ital where I am to have a big operation tomorrow. I have been told th on page 25

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
anion was recovering from his operation. What a cool dude he turned o(2018) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Ootersyde, hevin ae cataract operation i the 1930’s, A think it wu
saiveral days, efter hir operation. A’ve fond myndins o ma fai
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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
oor potential 'saft pouer' in operation. Forebye thon the visit gat on page 43

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