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photies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.7 26.7 27.1 0 0 0 26.6
Number of occurrences7652 18 0 0 0 6
Number of authors38 27 10 1

Occurrences of photies in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
k cuddlin him an gettin thair photies tuik alang o him, I gie thank on page 10

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
throu the auld bleck an white photies frae thair waddin day: her fa on page 16

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
' ye're feedin' yer napper is photies o' kittens an' rabbits an' wh on page

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ther. As I extractit a pile o photies, the envelope disintegratit, on page 73

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae be a pure poser. Ah've got photies ae me an aw ma pals aw the wa on page 147
Noo she says she looks fat in photies. Naw y don't, ah said. She di on page 148
rought Charlene a copy ae the photies that got took at the on page 151
then she went through aw the photies an ripped up aw the wans wi h on page 152
rld. Pity ah couldnae've took photies ae the sharks an aw that insi on page 164
Also on pages 169
8 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
This isnae too bad. Paintin photies wi words. Sure it's no the to on page 35

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
oan fire. She loves posin fur photies. on page 6
is why ah rarely looked up in photies. Ah've always been a skinny b on page 39
There wis three parts tae it: photies, dancin and actin. Ah went fi on page 57
r no smilin wi a drink in hur photies. on page 79

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
uff!) I nivver showed him nae photies o Effie - she wisnae ony ile on page 136

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s they sang. Forbye, she tuik photies o the places an the fowk that on page 62

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ckle mense o't - tho thare's photies o the members o thon baund o on page 15

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
onia region an took a wheen o photies. In ae eemage taen bi Viking
e Dawn prog sent bi NASA sent photies back shawin the Ceres haed mo
2 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Kenspeckle Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Then he sayd we needit photies:
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
e Freens Reunitit but wi mair photies. Fir baby boomers, thon’s l
an ma feed is interspersed wi photies an video o the international
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
affrontit me baith. The media photies o
time an memory, caas ti mynd photies in history
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
a on the cuiver, containin 13 photies, an sum airlie drawins bi Gre
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
he Archduke, no the band) got photies tane on the fatefu day o’ h
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
‘Dae ye tak photies an aw?’ speired Kat, gey ex
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
'the morra' 'airm' 'wasnae' 'photies' 'aye' 'auld' 'loupin' 'simme
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e will look at auld, crinkled photies ae her at the dancin. We will
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
confirm her identity, hae the photies an ither eemages tane, an it
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ir placards sae that whan the photies are dutifully prentit i the p
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
On the left o the photies is the stain. Bottom middle i

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
. Ye'll see them in ane o the photies.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
The photies are frae a Coventicle held in

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
at busy ah forgot tae tak ony photies an jist got on wi the program

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Shawin ma uncle the photies online;
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
a an Albert. Tourists can tak photies bi the stillborn Braemar trai
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
w camera oot an snapped a few photies, tryin
e the camera oot an took some photies through the
side ae the faws an took some photies a evrubdy
3 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
re’s awe yer Spinny! Flashy! Photies?? ??(2019) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
eous couple! Love seeing auld photies.(2018) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
s born in - as weel as ither photies o faimily an a wee frien. htt(2020) search twitter
Mair photies fae oor stravaig. The ane o t(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Syne folk ur postin photies o thur denner, here's mine. L(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
will be scunnert gettin their photies taen! #oorwullie https://t.co(2016) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ot mairrit. Ah mine seein the photies o them on their wedding day. on page 44

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
t oor forebeirs bleck an fite photies on page 3

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ignin autographs an posin fir photies. on page 41
Ah sit doon an tak oot the photies Helen hid sent ma. Het tears on page 43
'Mother' shewed inside it; an photies - dizzens an dizzens o aul b on page 79

3 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
he slot an it coughs up fower photies o' ye a few minutes later.
hint me, maybe. An' the fower photies that I've got are o' the back
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ory hole o bits o cairpets an photies an bairntrock an styew. Aa th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e Balbutt Airms fa'd seen the photies in a glossy magazine. Naethin
dicate neist o kin... bit twa photies lay at the fit o her kist. An
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s a’right tae tak a pucklie photies o the greenhoose an surroundi
uly agreed an took a good few photies then briskly shook Beggerey b
like a shrine, wi candles an photies instead o tomatoes. On a wee
3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
mouser on him, jist like thon photies o great-grandad. Sae prood lo
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
the photies, I ken the truth. But whiles
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ch o ma mam, ye see. A puckle photies and a wee bit jewellery… bu
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
is rakin through a pile o aul photies and found iss een o you whizz(2019) search twitter
Crackin photies fae the affa fine @davejmcgre(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An A handed oot photies of whut had ate, on page 35
The photies A tuk o me budgie, on page 36

6 matches

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