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Use in varieties of Scots

spendin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 14.9 7.5 0 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences3729 5 0 0 1 2
Number of authors23 17 3 1 2

Occurrences of spendin 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

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
SPENDIN THE NICHT OAN JIANDE RIVER on page 30

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
scoofin' their left shoe than spendin' their precious time at the g on page

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
er man's no tae be blamed fur spendin' aw his time in the tavern. on page 26

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wis happenin he foond himsel spendin a night in The Royal and hud on page 69
ure ah embraked oan. Ah began spendin maire and maire time in the l on page 91

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
in Scotland - aff the back o spendin a fearsome lot o siller in th on page 8

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
livin aff the best o grub an spendin a fair amount o siller in the on page 110

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
on the day, an ah don't fancy spendin three oors in the nurse's off on page 18
says we cannae afford tae be spendin money willy nilly. on page 53

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
spendin yer days an nichts in dreid o on page 107

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
nguage while at the same time spendin it, richtly, on ithers frae o on page 14

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
," he said rochly, "is no for spendin on sic flumgummerie. Fact, it on page 23

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ut wha doesna shrink frae the spendin on page 43

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
when he had tae ask me afore spendin a penny. It wis gey demeanin, on page 59

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Murray, wha is gettin auld an spendin his time fechtin wi weimen, b on page 138

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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
the day, an ah don’t fancy spendin three oors in the nurse’s o
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
he disna gie her ower muckle spendin money.”
a beild for the nicht an the spendin o his hard-won siller. Things
He wis kickin hissel noo for spendin aa that time on the Auld Lang
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
her memmer states matches oor spendin, resultin in a significantly
ts the EU, we’re makkin oor spendin less efficient, an we’re al
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
interest rates an govrenment spendin were yaised tae fecht unemplo
es were nationalised, welfare spendin gaed richt up, a walth tax wi
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ersus oor wilful capacity fur spendin whit little we did make oan g
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
able tae spoat a snake efter spendin time foldin laundry in Saught
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
dour puss. It’s alweys gid spendin some yin oan yin time wae him
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@alistairdunn tweeted
ns papered over cracks. After spendin millions in the summer, new m(2017) search twitter

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
aen weel but Dod thocht I wis spendin ower muckle time wi Auld Ned. on page 124

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
can pass the time aire athoot spendin a fortune. on page 11
lo that ye can explore athoot spendin a poun (or a krone). These in on page 16

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
spendin sim billies hard earnt pey. on page 192

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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
s’ challenge. This involved spendin a month bidin on the streets
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
block grant wad dooble airts spendin an byde nae mair nor a skelf, on page 5

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
. She cudnae imaigine Leonard spendin energy daein ocht mair than t on page 60

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
spendin' allooed tae bae a farder £9 on page 63

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