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Use in varieties of Scots

bakers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.3 5.5 22.4 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences2711 15 0 1 0 0
Number of authors16 8 7 1

Occurrences of bakers in Corpus

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Central

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
the break-in doon the bakers, how they wur flingin pies on page 95

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
cakes are comin' oot o' thae bakers' ovens ivry minute o' ivry da on page

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d velvet cupcake fae the City Bakers. Cathy called me a tight arse on page 4

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
e wint me tae rin roun ti the bakers' wi it?' Ian speirt. on page 58

1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
e it? It's cawed the Lochside Bakers. Dae they no
bakers withoot flooer. Efter that it
2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
weel in business as fleshers, bakers, an buit an shae makers, as w
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
n auld woman behind me in the bakers the other day. No mask, singi(2020) search twitter
@TheDerryCoo I was in the bakers the other day. Auld dear behi(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the long dress n scarf n the bakers hats! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
fishermen, bakers, candlestick makers on page 10

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
e time. Jonsar Eck wis in the bakers shop ae day buyin some messag
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Fin the twa wifies in the bakers shop started spikkin aboot Ge
Jonsar Eck wis served in the bakers shop he gaed awa hame tae hae
here wis a lad cawed Derek in bakers claes wi a kertie shoutin oot
service up tae the bakers, takin three cabbage at a tim
4 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
bocht fae the butchers’ and bakers’ vans, or the tinkers fa ca
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
Fa minds gan tae the bakers fer fresh, warm rolls
Fae the bakers shop, ere wis neen o' this ca

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Fa minds gan tae the bakers fer fresh, warm rolls
Fae the bakers shop, ere wis neen o' this ca
2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
i day. Yon thing is king o i bakers. It's fit unites abdy in Aibe(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@FinHall Lot o wee bakers shoppies(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Sounds pretty fine aht. Lot o bakers and take away places up here (2019) search twitter
tted I spint ma savin's aht e bakers, e butcher, e card shop (Chri(2020) search twitter

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Aa da best tae da bakers, musicians, drivers, guisers,(2014) search twitter