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dose Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 12.3 10.6 79.5 23.2 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4524 7 8 4 0 2
Number of authors33 17 5 5 4 2

Occurrences of dose in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'deserve sic a big dose o dreid on page 52

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
e, eleeven year syne, I had a dose o on page 46

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'This,' seys she an timed a dose o iodine frae the bottle inta on page 36

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Jist like whan ye hae a guid dose o the 'flu, anely athoot the on page 27

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
his ain lethal dose ae misery intae ma awready sh on page 63

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
t and fashious efter gettin a dose o Matilda's magic medicine. on page 43

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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
ich wished frae them a double dose, on page 113

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
oor left afore Grannie's nixt dose wis due at eleeven. on page 14
ose. She'll need a gey muckle dose o it.' He cowped aw the green on page 30
oo no? He poored oot a second dose and papped it intae her mooth on page 47
fae up aboon. 'Gie me anither dose, ma lad, and let's gang throu on page 48
kye and stirks tae be gien a dose. on page 73

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
uld revenge in a sair-wrackin dose; on page 7

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
Jimmy an me endit up gettin a dose an haed tae report tae the M. on page 136

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ns deid, we'll save oursels a dose.' That's when I soum intil th on page 47

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ish but strang this time wi a dose o rotten neeps flung in. It f on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
flares aff the Sun wad burn, dose us wi atom-fykie particles de
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
here in aa that horror, sic a dose o civilisation atween twa str
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
wae thon Paella An’ gote a dose e’ the skitters fur thur pa
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
as Carlyle) did sae wi a guid dose o heepocrisy. Leatham uses hi
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
t This is whit ah dae when ah dose aff oan the couch and ma wife(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
being subjected tae the usual dose o' absolute drivel at Hogmana(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
fae santa n rudolph gees ee a dose oh the horn lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ir. Ah'm jist sayin - at's a dose o peels ye'r oan." on page 9
He wis a bittie like a naisty dose o athletes fit: stinkin, irri on page 13
ittery kine. Ah'v hid a richt dose o the Gary Glitters - like c on page 53

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
ung yins, the affspring, wi a dose o Syrup o Figs every Friday n
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
in the 2030s On his ain daily dose, the Director luikit nearer f
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Reederse gaed gyte and teen a dose o the screamin abbdabbs. Tae
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@glenlivetloon tweeted
tionary Nithin war an a richt dose o i skitter.(2014) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
Tae wark and live and raise a dose o bairns. on page 43

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Then I got a bad dose o the conscience - hid wis t on page 32
Sheu threatened tae dose me wi castor oil and the thow on page 61

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
. The tirlan mathematics is a dose more as Darling can compriehe on page 108
whar tae ken the gret yotun's dose o daenjers bide. on page 119
, than hits delete. He adds a dose o hashtags an thinks on wha m on page 149

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And noo am got a dose o The Lash on page 12

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ooadays. Shae hid tae yeuse a dose o Kirby grips tae keep hid in on page 99

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
an yet a dose o göd things ta pass on on page 19

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
s tae *dese/*dhese/*these or *dose/*dhose/*those - isna on page 64

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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
an hill berries, wir needin a dose o medicine fae a doctor.”
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
re my auld eens get dir daily dose o fresh air. Dey live wi Park(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
While Africa maun thole a dose o Ebola. on page 39

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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
lake, sae they dinnae want a dose o this yin.
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