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Use in varieties of Scots

rumour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.7 9.5 4.5 9.9 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2519 3 1 0 0 2
Number of authors17 12 3 1 1

Occurrences of rumour 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

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
There wis ae rumour gaun roond on page 26

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
'Rumour has it Rab wis gaun far, on page 16

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
moulderin in the mools. Weel rumour is a baistie leein in wait fe on page 97

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Thir's a rumour gaun aboot that Wully McCoy h on page 131
ra Kyle, Di think it's jist a rumour. Who cares man, said Laura, A on page 156
it tae say tae them. Thir's a rumour gaun roon oor school that Col on page 158
When ah come back, thir wis a rumour gaun aboot that Kelly had kno on page 169

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah fink o the rumour Leanne spread around high sch on page 28

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: Whit rumour's got hadd o you? on page 35

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The rumour was that oor blate screiver w on page 123

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
s, til the pynt o reliance on rumour. on page 96

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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
When ah come back, thir wis a rumour gaun aboot that Kelly had kno
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Rumour has it that he’s goat a ben
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The rumour mill wul swing intae full flo
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@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah'd heard a rumour that Gary wis gonnae kill Sar(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
2 day as well - a did hear a rumour - nudge nudge wink wink - p (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
the bingo and even the pub An rumour noo has it that she's in the on page 15

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Rumour aat ah helpit wi the subtitle(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
eluctantnicko anything in the rumour of Sam Cosgrove to Sheffield (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ed tae finnd the Potters. The rumour is that Lily an Cheemo Potter
1 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Rumour on page 22

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