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Use in varieties of Scots

trainers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.9 16.5 16 19.9 11.6 10.9 0
Number of occurrences4631 10 2 2 1 0
Number of authors28 18 5 2 2 1

Occurrences of trainers in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
is tousie-heidit, tee-sark an trainers Jean, but a fremmit bodie wi on page 29

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
y on n never git Nike Air Max trainers aff his feet. He's a perfectl on page 7
lack Carbrini parka n Lacoste trainers. Who's the tap man ae the you on page 9
lane in boggin jeans n ripped trainers. A walk across the road n whi on page 12
through black magic gloves n trainers. We've aw git the hoods up no on page 16
. Big Danny is makin sure his trainers ir tied n A follow suit. Losi on page 17
Also on pages 26, 38, 43
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
whut aboot meh trainers? on page 105

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e dress up smart an ditch wur trainers. The tickets went on sale thi on page 33

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hen ither yins wir gettin new trainers, on page 72

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ud in Fraser's gairden an her trainers were barkit. on page 3
er tea? An chynge thae clarty trainers!' her maw added, pickin a bit on page 4
strecht doon at Kat's barkit trainers. on page 9
lish, an a whitenin for Kat's trainers. on page 10
hoo her maw hud luiked at her trainers, 'mibbe I'll jist stey as I a on page 25

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e's a group o lads in Lacoste trainers and Burberry caps behind Harr on page 5

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
raises his leg over hur white trainers. She's oblivious until the pi on page 33

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
In a broken chein their trainers pad the grit on page 98

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Gilmour, Rosie Shoapaholic, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Tak a wee peek at the trainers
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
year tae come. A’ve ma new trainers oan and A’m needin a detox.
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
t easily be lairned by circus trainers tae spot whase tae be gien a
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly entirely unsuitable canvas trainers as ah edge further up the slo
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Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
’s get oor step in grab yer trainers and yer socks”...
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ts, an Beatrice juist had her trainers. Bit at least she wisna weiri
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
stomp up the stairs in ma wet trainers. It’s been pissing rain all
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
onnection tracksuit and white trainers. Fae a certain angle he resem
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@MartinBroon tweeted
9 Think the dick in the white trainers is Morris herself ??(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
shorts ready n ma trainers tae n a bottle o lukazade spo (2020) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
he bid. Wi his scruffy white trainers, tattered blue jeans an ower- on page 76

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
is so shiny it looks weet. Ma trainers an Granda's beets squeak, squ on page 96

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Adidas trainers they've nae seen Haud awa fae on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r on pavements - high heels, trainers, hivvy beets an business men' on page 43

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ir nephew a spleet-new pair o trainers, ye'd bi shair his Ma wad paw
her sheen – nae bumshayvilt trainers fur her: she wis ay riggit oo
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ae gie ma a row for pittin ma trainers doon on her kitchen table thi
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
roch brogues fur men, an fite trainers fur halflins. She wis rale te
ff breenged Johnny wi his wee trainers duntin inno the girse. Aabody
y tichtened the pynts o their trainers, an hottered up
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Orkney

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
An nivwer let on that yir trainers are new on page 89

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me trainers for gym classes, on page 102

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
a miss her, among da jeans an trainers brigade shü stude oot laek a on page 42

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
noo da prood owner o a pair a trainers (2021) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
lking aboot wi 40 per o gucci trainers oan. 46 per o sun glesses, 88(2020) search twitter