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steppin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 16 12.8 0 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4230 8 0 3 0 1
Number of authors22 16 3 2 1

Occurrences of steppin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ck on the grund ye canna help steppin on them. And on the faur side on page 17

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
oon Alice, every noo an again steppin oan her toes when they passed on page 98
poise close ahint us, an he's steppin oan ma tail. on page 99

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
like a heid at the back yin. Steppin sideyweys tae the livinroom w on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
his shuid ever fyle her shune steppin oot ower his threshold intae on page 27

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Steppin oot the time on page 61

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
rlin wife,' said Granda Jock, steppin oot o the lift. 'It's ainly u on page 173

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
y hangower, lassie," he said, steppin awa in fricht. on page 86

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he pairt o the burn where the steppin-stanes were, and when he wis on page 50

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
aus and Sunny," Mr. Poe said, steppin back through the front door. on page 24
and quines," Coont Olaf said, steppin forrit tae speak tae the audi on page 145
ked her wey across the stage, steppin tentily aroond bits o furnitu on page 157

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye're steppin ti your doom, quine. on page 27

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ha it is, Princess?" he said, steppin oot. on page 92

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
on white seggans steppin, ay, A leuk outbye on page 21

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
“a steppin stane tae a National Scots La
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n the cairt an the wee pownie steppin awa quietlike atween the lang
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Steppin through, ah near shite masel
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
r yer ain guid - tae stop ye steppin' oot o' line. That wis always
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
yer talkin aboot?’ ah sais, steppin tae the side. He comes oot fa
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ow Pearcey daint ye? ah sais, steppin oot the waiy, revealin him.
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sais an gies the roof a bang, steppin away.
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
yet. ‘PEARCEY!’ ah shout, steppin back so ah kin see, efter hav
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Here, it’s like steppin back in time in here, man.’
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ilica oot the way rather than steppin oan them. He caucht up wi her
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Scottish Staunart English – Steppin Stane or Spectrum?
rate hoo SSE can be seen as a steppin stane atween English and Scot
us tak a closer glisk at this steppin stane or spectrum norrie.
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MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
s an cultural prefairances as steppin aside an a threit tae the Ame
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Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Steppin ootside he is free on page 132
Noo I'm steppin oot ma aul broon sheen, quine on page 179

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
kie step'll feel as gin ye're steppin on brukken glaiss. As peyment on page 121

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
steppin aff a spaceship. Jist back fa
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ht fur Minnie, Daisy wi heich steppin hooves an a blaik star on her
on the first day he met her, steppin oot frae her cousin's door in
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ledges, like a wheen brukken steppin-steens risin inno the lift â€
ore gyaun ben the livin room. Steppin inno the mids o the fowk, he
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Shetland

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
nd whin I saa dis peerie body steppin oot o da lee o da herbour off
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Williamson, Christie Pre nuptial, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
aboot steppin awa fae
but steppin up
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Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
@Dale_Pankhurst I remember steppin' out with most of thon band.(2019) search twitter