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Use in varieties of Scots

coonter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.4 20 39.2 39.7 17.4 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences7539 26 4 3 2 1
Number of authors34 19 10 2 2 1 1

Occurrences of coonter 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

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e put it oan the reject goods coonter an sat the next pack oan the on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s chattin tae Auld Tam at the coonter. Yince she cloacked ma presen on page 29
slip that wis sittin oan the coonter and hurried oot the shoap wae on page 30
es she wis coontin oantae the coonter and yelled, "You, cunts make on page 32
Aldo decides tae ignore ma coonter argument and expands further on page 38
d oot. And as ah approach the coonter ah notice jist how smartly dr on page 172

5 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s Napoleon wanst said, is tae coonter attack. Matilda's mervellous on page 35

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
onie kind o real campaign tae coonter the combined attacks o the Un on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ountry in the warid - on ony coonter whaur Wonka's Sweets are selt on page 24
tae the public at the sweetie coonter o a muckle depairtment store, on page 28
he drookit fifty pence on the coonter. on page 51
re jist abune the level o the coonter. They were glowerin at the si on page 52

7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Somerfield Checkoot Coonter #1 on page 59
Et the Somerfield Checkoot Coonter. on page 60
Somerfield Checkoot Coonter #2 on page 147

5 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
an instrument tae address an coonter the monychallenges, baith glo on page 17

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
uf goat servin at the sweetie coonter in the pictures and centred r on page 29

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
" replied Joey frae ahent the coonter. "D'ye ken her?" "Naw, naw. I on page 37

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
abiech whan the wumman at the coonter turned awa fae me tae sairve
an pit the ceegarettes on the coonter an teuk ma five pound note ri
. She pits the matches on the coonter an A presses the coin intil h
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
fowk cry it doun an it can be coonter-productive. The wey forrit sh
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wanivver, the’re aye been a coonter strain, frae Bishop Gavin Dou
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Tae coonter this, mony Scots forespeikers
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
ar frae Robert Calder giein a coonter-blast til the norie that it w
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
thon Hurricane laumps oan the coonter sae’s Isa cuid see tae swic
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
weemin an the fowk ahint the coonter, some glowerin, some scomfish
heid an whan she gits tae the coonter, she uizes it. Syne she watch
” says the wumman ahint the coonter, the chiel interpretin for he
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
refugees fae the Jihad an the Coonter-Jihad - an finally the Scien
ee buith. Hsien wis ahint the coonter, smilin his wry smile, haunin
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
place it gently doon oan the coonter. Ah put ma coat back oan an h
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
equest wid hae him dustin his coonter an polishin his glesses for a
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
avecbatchelor It wis mair the coonter Reformers gaun for him for hi(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
staurant, an walked up ti the coonter, far a young loon said, 'Yes, on page 42

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ewse wi fa-ivver was ahin the coonter. He likit fine daein this; fo on page 76
kle hairy haan cam across the coonter wi a pepper an a packet o cri on page 77

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
the scone Ah gaed ower ti the coonter ti pey. The place wis real qu on page 38

2 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
thday I wis stannin ahint the coonter, weerin a stripped peeny, wei on page 124

1 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e. Blair trudged ower tae the coonter, jynin a line o fower ither s on page 73

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Ower the coonter in the pub on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
'Maisie, oan the caal meat coonter it Tesco's. She bides Ower th on page 22
t lang queue it the caal meat coonter an Maisie didna hae muckle ch on page 23
smiled it the quine ahin the coonter. on page 24
t did ye buy it the caal meat coonter ess mornin? on page 26
lla frock lyin farrer ben the coonter. "Ye ken foo she likes er des on page 30
Also on pages 39, 69, 80, 84, 87
10 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t tip tae the laddie ahin the coonter. Ah ayewis say, at the tap o on page 110

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
coonter. That wis the frame that Jons
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
coonter tae buy a currant bap. Wi a w
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
Pit oot on the coonter afore it wis licht

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Pit oot on the coonter afore it wis licht
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
bit nae pens, asks the boy at coonter & moans aboot pens gan missin(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Coonter doonstairs - on page 8

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
like bugs... Geiger-coonter on page 10

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
enclosure and goes up tae the coonter tae claim ur prize. 'Oh, heck on page 87

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
bottle, an lie leerin ower da coonter at her, it wis nae winder sh on page 14
a, da lass at wrocht ahint da coonter dere. Eftir dat, if dey needi on page 38

2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
readful gluff at da Mainlands coonter - da Cunningsburgh Show Sche(2013) search twitter

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Somerfield Checkoot Coonter #2 on page 220

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
nt the bars o the post office coonter lik a contented cage-burd, br on page 60

1 matches

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