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Use in varieties of Scots

flashes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 3.6 12.1 59.6 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences237 8 6 0 1 1
Number of authors16 4 6 4 1 1

Occurrences of flashes in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Imperious Prima flashes furth Her edict tae "begin it on page 5

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
dnae huv seen comin; yur life flashes by yae at internet speed. The on page 14

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
/Creasht as lichtnin flashes o creaution cracks, on page 92

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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
on bi the rain, wi torn white flashes o lightning through their cen
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
one rings an McNulty’s name flashes up oan the screen. Fuck off m
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
noo, win’t ye Stevie?’ he flashes his fuckin glakit, edentulous
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hen, a news bulletin suddenly flashes oaff in ma mind. ‘’Your m
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
be as bricht as fan e cannel flashes its licht upo ye." on page 100

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
megapixel camera an video; it flashes an dirls, his blue tooth tech on page 52

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Imperious Prima flashes forth Her order "till begin i on page 5

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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
the sair patch a little. She flashes her big smile, and ye gie her
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tin the side o my ladny I saw flashes like lichtin. The buffetin go
breath fae ma. There wiz mair flashes and things hittin the landy b
the police, aboot the strange flashes and bangs ower the past coupl
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@72redz1903 tweeted
time under Glass. There were flashes fae him yesterday but he’s a (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
lightneen flashes on faces, thir's no more laug on page 27

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Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
isation. There are occasional flashes o hilarious rudeness, bizarre on page 1

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Flashes o weenstip, on page 10

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
then me paa flashes oot fur a hit on page 145
Lightneen flashes on faces, thir's no more laug on page 152

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
He flashes mea on page 147

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Imperious Prima flashes forrit on page 5

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Imperious Prima flashes furth on page 5

1 matches

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