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Use in varieties of Scots

floated Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.5 4.3 6.4 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences148 4 1 0 0 1
Number of authors10 5 3 1 1

Occurrences of floated 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

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
So, naturally when ah first floated the idea she gave this expres on page 67

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Och, jings,' said Pooh, as it floated slowly unner the brig, and he on page 86
And oot floated Heehaw. on page 89
I jist floated tae the tap, and said tae mas on page 96

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
The reek fae the three guns floated up intae the nicht air. Boggi on page 13

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The leevin watter fendit, floated proud on page 37

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
He floated a conundrum,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rs’ robust approach) ah’d floated aboot, like a fuckin ghost, i
1 matches

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
The wee dyeuk floated awa doon i burn, an Andra wai on page 84

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
242 stores in the UK. Whan he floated the business in 1898 he made on page 125

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
242 stores in the UK. Whan he floated the business in 1898 he made
1 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
e bade in Inversneckie bit he floated aboot awy.
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ing wi twa left feet - Bit I floated on air as I held her, on page 66

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
who was that licht he cud hae floated away wi the confetti petals b on page 1

1 matches

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