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The word 'specs'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
specsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.53118
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 41 9 5
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of specs in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He raxed his han oot for his specs Tae see fit he wis deein They on page 15

2 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
at her throwe a muckle pair o specs. on page 69

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
SPECS
wis fer lost without his specs.
sks "dinna suppose you hiv my specs, you see I've lost them". Wel
two pair o specs. He blurts oot. "Fit tae heck
specs". Jonsar Eck kent his glesses
7 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
egg. If I was ginger and wore specs then I would want to be bald (2020)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t. Pound a week. He pulls his specs furrit on page 1

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ian_Pacey mr p husnae got his specs oan guys (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ilda through her steel-rimmed specs and Matilda looked back jist on page 166

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
een glintan ahint wirerimmed specs, ti hir beiklik neb and wee t
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
urt!" an the King pit oan his specs an looked aw aroon, tae make on page 107
Here the Queen pit oan her specs, an stairtit starin at the Ha on page 109
The White Rabbit pit oan his specs. "Where'll ah stairt, yer Maj on page 117

3 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
livy skin, short white baird, specs. Built lik the side ay a hoos on page 3

3 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
he professor, starin ower his specs, on page 114

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
oped braid an National Health specs. Ah hud twa Colt Peacemakers
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
doon wull ye? Yer gettin yer specs aw steamed up.’ ah decide t
1 matches

Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
but I forgot my specs
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
urt!" an th King put oan heis specs an looked anxiously roond, ta on page 108
Here th Queen put oan hur specs, an sterted starin at th Hatt on page 110
Th White Rabbit put oan heis specs, "Where should Ah stort, plea on page 119

3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Wi yer specs an smile on page 107

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Haun me o'er ma specs; on page 152

1 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An me specs are ain a string!! on page 52

1 matches

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