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Use in varieties of Scots

charity Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 10.6 21 19.9 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4121 14 2 2 0 2
Number of authors32 15 11 2 2 2

Occurrences of charity in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'It belongs tae a charity. Wild Heron. They run trips o on page 1

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it gien aa tae charity? on page 18

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
maa meisure wi guid Christian charity an wad be only too gled tae s on page 29

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t, "Working at the Barnardo's charity shop in the centre of town." on page 126
"Charity shoap work?" ah ask him. on page 127

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
the trade wi England isnae a charity hand-oot - it's trade. Gin t on page 139

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
d Laura Kyle. Probly doon the charity shop wi auld clothes, ah said on page 133

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Frae the Charity Shop, on page 83
In a Charity Shop wi an empty can on page 113
es the troops linin up in the Charity Shop. on page 153

3 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
aw wis dain a bungee jump for charity. A went tae watch 'er, but as
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fella but ye cannae go takin charity fae strangers. Huv ye paid hi
e thing, in’t it? It wisnae charity or a random act ay bloody kin
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ammy’s auld clothes tae the charity shop yet. She wis ainlie 56.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
cht a fedora oot o yin o they charity shops doon the toon. He saunt
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
a Handmade Burger voucher at Charity Cheilidh! Happy weekend tae y(2014) search twitter
olunteering fir Mental Health Charity soon?X(2015) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
brocht intae the kintra by a charity. Ah wunner if the UK is equal(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
TV licence. They rely oan the charity money fae poppy sales because(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
TV licence. They rely oan the charity money fae poppy sales because(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Oh, charity, Mary, charity," said I, in a meenisterial v on page 35

2 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
up a din I'm leavin't aa tae charity on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bi deed te pit yer claes te a charity shop." on page 69

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
sked aire tae raise money for charity. on page 7

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Raikin in charity shops an car boots; gaun te t on page 19

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
y day, giein aa yer cleys tae charity. on page 178

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
t A wad sen the siller till a charity in her name. Sae th’umman s
hat we gyang thegither till a charity shop tae win redd o the laist
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
kin mak a small donation tae charity. An it’s nae really a green
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
needin ayne . Gave it awa tae charity. Anither jobbie fin we were s

@DoricPhrases tweeted
if ye voted fur Bravehound a charity aat provides companion an ass(2019) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ive big bags o’ books tae th charity shop!(2019) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Must hae got yon jecket fae a charity shop that paid him tae tack i(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Bae the time Charity finally on page 9

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
you been tae that Seafarers' charity shop yet? on page 137

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
wis oppened, charity for da pör aamos, on page 47

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ring up thanks to love, meds, charity and fish. https://t.co/53y9mo(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Fur charity begins at hame, on page 41

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
hair ain registration wi' the Charity Commission fer Norlin Airlan. on page 37

1 matches

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