A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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cakes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 18 21.1 19.9 0 41.3 0
Number of occurrences5535 14 2 0 4 0
Number of authors30 19 7 2 2

Occurrences of cakes in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
een and thinkin on some o the cakes she on page 29
had enjoyed. Iced cakes. Cakes wi jam on tap o them. Cakes s on page 31

5 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
bles wir aw turnin intae tiny cakes as they lay oan the flair, an on page 40

3 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
An it selt like cakes still hoat. on page 27

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
kies were aa turnin intae wee cakes as they lay on the flair, an on page 39

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
ar boannet! Thae Vicky sponge cakes are comin' oot o' thae bakers on page

2 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Herten me wi raisin-cakes, on page 3

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n oot wi aw that, she's bakin cakes fur fetes an makin the cozzie on page 33

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
earse every detail ower cream cakes an freshly buttered scones. on page 37
s servin the last o the cream cakes tae the polis. It had been a on page 41
lacken it like ye did wi they cakes last Setterday. on page 62

4 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
nds o gettin a poke thrang wi cakes fae the co-operative store at on page 7

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
booze whan it cam tae makkin cakes. The raisins sookit up mair n on page 118

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
e pies, pastries, biscuits an cakes, but dinna eat eneuch vegetab
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
e cups and a tray wi some wee cakes in them. Dad had brought a pe
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
annin a fit-lang tube o Jaffa cakes, and noo ah’m well and trul
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
blem, Port, Stilton an’ Oat Cakes. A’d Jist feenished re-read
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
me she needed floor tae bake cakes an Mrs Quarry insisted that w
how fur muckle ah love th’ cakes an th’ biscuits fae Fisher
definitely nae keekin at the cakes fur oor hoose guest wis due e
3 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
gusMacNeilSNP It's damn jaffa cakes naebody cares if they are cak(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
afes tae restraunts tae jaffa cakes tae ae letter frae Scottish W(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
an hae efternuin tea, wi wee cakes an a pot o tea, an mebbe a sc(2020) search twitter
tae watch thum cut intae thae cakes like that.(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- they dinnae make birthday cakes noo that haud sixty candles l (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ale an jammy pieces an funcy cakes. Bit nivver a "C'mon ower an on page 35

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
scones, breid, bannacks, rock cakes, curran loaf, chocolate sirpr on page 87

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
as she pushed awa the plate o cakes an biscuits. on page 75

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
makkin yer ain cornflake cakes on page 14

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
were all turnan in till peedy cakes as they lay on e floor, an a on page 38

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“My granny’s bakin fairy cakes.
ued pairties. She loued fairy cakes.
Puir Gracie Girn. Nae fairy cakes. Nae sausages on sticks. Jist
3 matches

@Franwella tweeted
an.canna wait. Wish i'd tea n cakes on a cake stand. why? jist se(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
uch can handle is curry! Fish cakes are good fer ma toothless gum(2018) search twitter
Fittie Mac Burger & Thai Fish Cakes! Fit tae dee https://t.co/RvP(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ghts the fire and bakes cream cakes, on page 23

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bit the home o Tunnock's tea cakes on Shetland holidays. on page 47

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
anes were aw turnin intae wee cakes as they lay oan th flair, an on page 39

3 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
top off, cup o coffee, jaffa cakes, radio gan, # perfeeeeeeects(2012) search twitter

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