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Use in varieties of Scots

rs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words50.8 4 4.5 0 17.4 10.3 663.9
Number of occurrences1658 3 0 3 1 150
Number of authors22 5 3 3 1 10

Occurrences of rs in Corpus

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Central

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah snap ma fing'rs. Robert's a simple enough lad on page 17
y gassed folk raise thur fing'rs in the air tae indicate they on page 26

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ye Pow'rs wha're wae me every hoor, on page 105

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
's so easy fir us ti roll wir Rs on page 26

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Ye've seen aw' the flow'rs,
firmary tae gie her some flow'rs. She was pleased tae see us -
The pride o' oor flow'rs,
3 matches

@GMacminto tweeted
te an initial paittern o Ls & Rs whaur it disna? https://t.co/ (2022) twitter link

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
n tae lan far seen yogic flee'rs refleckit in Yer een a warl o on page 3

1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
d pisher than a tramps drawe’rs #Fitba #BananaSkin(2019) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
k Decora sell artificial floo'rs(2011) search twitter

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Tærs his toom opin on page 27

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ed labiovelar approximant /wərsɪt/ (wirset) on page 26

1 matches

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
I rowl me Rs, dirs a laughter ootbrak,
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ely jist localised wird fir a RS an aathin(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
An graipin fing'rs trimmled in the nicht on page 26

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Sixteen hunnérs, a lang while bak on page 21
But sautie wattérs aye aboot Fur tides jaist rap on page 25
in tha licht o Paulin' lettérs. on page 33
Coul wat fing'rs on page 35
Wattérs on page 51
Also on pages 55, 59, 61, 69, 71
10 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
owk's heid preeshts an maistèrs o tha Laa, an he axt thaim wh on page 2
o tha Pharisees an tha maistèrs o tha Laa, yis'll no git ïnt on page 5
Naebodie can sarve twa maistèrs, fer ether he'll hait tha yin on page 7
rtie, an no laik thair maistèrs o tha Laa. on page 8
. Fer A ken hoo tae tak oardérs, an A hae sodgers unnèr me a on page 9
Also on pages 69, 71, 76, 78, 80, 85, 86, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 99, 103, 104, 106, 108, 109
45 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Tha sistérs baaed an greetit, fur the' wu on page 6
ha warl is fu o chates an lee'rs, thair's boys wud dae thair g on page 12
s. It wus that coul, his fing'rs had bother wi tha padlock on on page 17
tae feed oor sins an dochteérs, on page 22
s. Them doctors can dae wunnérs, an wir aa hopin it'll no be on page 27
Also on pages 30
6 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
r-Scotch fur aa oor resydentèrs. This Roadin wull pit this ow on page 1
ecessar inpit o tha resydentèrs an ither bodies 'at leuks tha on page 2
mang Ulstèr-Scotch resydentèrs. on page 4
thair lane an amang resydentèrs in thair ain airts an mair oo on page 5
airt. Throch tha 5 an 6 hunnèrs, tha kïngrick o Dalriada str on page 6
Also on pages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 21, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 35, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 49, 51, 52, 56, 57
78 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
prattick abide bae the fower Rs - Recognition, Respect, Repr on page 5
* In keepin' wi' the 4 Rs an' representation National M on page 9
The Fower Rs on page 16
wn bae oor emphasis oan the 4 Rs - Recognition, Respect, Reso on page 72

5 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
die Geng tae pit their fing’rs in tha saip, then dip thaim i
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
tric (tha like o hainin haitèrs)
ollegianer’s lines wi lettèrs efter yer name or abune thon?
2 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
cartain thar wusnae onie motòrs ahint thaim.
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
peeliewallie muin. Tha fing’rs o lichtnin wus glentin ower t
1 matches

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