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Use in varieties of Scots

hittin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.3 13.6 19.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4027 13 0 0 0 0
Number of authors22 17 5

Occurrences of hittin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
n, "Well, s'aboot time aw wis hittin the dusty trail; the nights a on page 32
ell if the plates an that wir hittin it. on page 59

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
t loose a volley o arras, ane hittin hame on a man's heid, anither on page 58

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
p ae Boot kickin it in. 'Stop hittin him!' on page 1

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
t a hole in eez soack, an eez hittin the boak!" In a mock Scoto-Am on page 3

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
O hittin the big-time. Ye scabby tink, on page 14

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n cornflakes. Ah've seen folk hittin the lotto wae less grimmer pu on page 116

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
An the second pint wiz hittin a spot on page 99

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
mine wur aw pure skelly pure hittin them a million miles away fae on page 66
aint pallets wur drum kits an hittin thern-wi the wooden bits ae t on page 117

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
baws, leavin Kat the honour o hittin the last ane. Kat minded Dina on page 24

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e a hope. Larry saw a torpedo hittin a ship near im an es pal fae on page 43

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
hittin the back o yer mooth,
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
weel that the poleitical hard-hittin naitur o the original product
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
hauf brick flies by ma heid, hittin a parked motor.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
able bauble - this table’s hittin a solid four.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rry oan in the park evidently hittin hame wae him.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
comes tae a stoap, the light hittin the mirror an subsequently ma
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a buggered knee? A ken aboot hittin’ the wa’ an’ poundin’
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
her foo tae parry. As faur as hittin the dummy wis concernt, he co
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
med like the baw might end up hittin wan ae they spike railins. It
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n fact, his interpretation ae hittin the drink heavy is decidin ta
1 matches

@johnstone_shane tweeted
lDrysdale Boke. Specifically "hittin the boke." Pure poetry. It's (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
come in, an telt him tae stop hittin her mither, an she felt awkwa on page 15

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
an blunt Or ye ken o't ye're hittin the grun wi a dunt on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Get aff! Stop it! Mikie's hittin ma!" on page 40
gaun fir wir supper, an syne hittin the pubs and clubs." on page 56
warbled Ronnie, the champagne hittin hame as the neest track stair on page 59

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
mair nor jist a nail Ah'll be hittin on the heid, Ah can tell ye, on page 89

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
nt. Noo Ah see it like it wis hittin a man fan he wis doon. An Ahâ
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
atstack in a mash o foam near hittin the tap o’t. It spread ower
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he usual buffetin an chuckies hittin the side o my ladny I saw fla
e wiz mair flashes and things hittin the landy but I’d better th
2 matches

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