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Use in varieties of Scots

stones Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 5.8 6.4 139.1 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3011 4 14 1 0 0
Number of authors23 10 4 8 1

Occurrences of stones in Corpus

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Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Stones of the tower: why, my strutti on page 32

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
the likesae Oasis, The Rollin Stones, and the rest ae the usual cl on page 138

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
gs in the world but no ruined stones HUGH MacDIARMID on page 87

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an dancin on top ae the grave stones ootside the Paisley Arts Cent on page 169

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
mber of pillers, made of tyle stones curieuslye wroughte, sygnefyi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ians o the day that they (The Stones) haed got the siller, she awn
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Many decades, stones an’ follicles ago A used ta
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
lf course years ago. Standing stones in field just before lay-by. (2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
tand.. Pls remember sticks an stones may break our bones bur names(2014) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
Day 363. Mum collects stones when they go out for walks an(2016) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ed, described, classified wee stones on all the tables, covered o' (2022) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Standing Stones
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
gham on ane or twa o the rune-stones an it is possible at the slav
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
re grate then placed the nine stones on tap. Takin the flint ‘nâ
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Cute guinea pig painted stones from £4-50 at the Gordon Hig(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
wi herd won stones on page 9

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Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"At these stones, right noo. on page 2

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
in bed, I must hiv gained twa stones. on page 24
id doon amang the cowid, grey stones on page 35
nner wi a sling and twa-three stones, on page 44
re. The incident knocked some stones aff wir bonny drystane dyke B on page 64
Or rumble doon on chippy stones - and braak a brace o brittl on page 75

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ve - shapes o rock an pebbly stones on page 49

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fur weemin wae gall stones an owld brittle hip bones try on page 98

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e when reached ower gress and stones on page 26

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mill stones on page 36
, Buddy Holly and The Rolling Stones, on page 42

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
wis him I saw at the ruckle o stones, on page 146

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Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
nd tae plough is tae bring up stones in thur hunders and thoosands
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
gue with me. Argue with these stones. on page 19

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