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sweetie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.3 14.9 46.4 9.9 46.5 0 0
Number of occurrences6628 29 1 8 0 0
Number of authors35 19 10 1 5

Occurrences of sweetie in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
here wis juist eneuch for yin sweetie a-piece. on page 27

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ee bit like that boay fae the sweetie advert, Bertie Bassett. You'] on page 124
g. And jist wae the amoont ae sweetie wrappers and empty beer boatt on page 143

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the day yir bein a pure nippy sweetie. Ah tolt her ah wis fine, she on page 28

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
on, no a singil chocolate or sweetie wis made. No a sowel gaed in on page 19
nka invents some wunnerfu new sweetie, nane oot o Mr Mucklegubber o on page 21
Mr Wullie Wonka, the sweetie genius that naebody has seen on page 23
fies were seen mairchin intae sweetie shoaps and buyin ten Wonka ba on page 28
the inside o a massive biled sweetie! Is she bonnie or whit? See h on page 92
Also on pages 93, 171
9 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
o wis hauf goat servin at the sweetie coonter in the pictures and c on page 29

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
an managed it aa we wid get a sweetie. We must hae been awfu clever on page 120

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ha'penny for a bottle at the sweetie shop. Weill, Robbie wis tryin on page 54

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
gie me thon peel. Juist a wee sweetie - and inby a pang. A lang sl on page 47

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
er, Ella hen?" seyd ane, in a sweetie vyce. Auld Agg didnae like El on page 65

1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Oor hail culture is fatphobic ... an thon’s the real shame, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
, or “A’ll can earn this sweetie gin A dae sic-an-sic punishin
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
gle end and she gied me a wee sweetie, aiblins taiblet or a soor pl
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
as a poet, ye're a bairn in a sweetie shop when ye discover a new w
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
s. Tae us bairns it wis lik a sweetie shop! He kent fine we war pau
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
crib. There was bits o stick, sweetie papers, stanes and sand clogg
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
ue when a mannie offered me a sweetie an’ said ‘ah’m no allow
1 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
he wiz a bizm! A richt nippie sweetie, her an thi designer hanbag.
1 matches

@FaetheRye tweeted
yin hus pit me in mind o thae sweetie necklaces ye yuised tae get?? (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
a ken gin A'm an auld tweedie sweetie or gin Ah amna.. A'm 56 an th(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
is Dougie Ross aye sooking a sweetie?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
seein Mabel?" Granda aims his sweetie paper at the bucket. on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n!" giggilt Winnie, stappin a sweetie inno er moo. on page 13
peered Rosie, stappin anither sweetie inno er moo. on page 16
"Gie's a sweetie, en." He nippit the barley su on page 41
aanie best - he aye left maa sweetie oan the post o the gairden ga on page 88

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lin oot a tube o Smarties. "A sweetie fir ma sweetie." He held his on page 17

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
SWEETIE PIE on page 170

10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wi its neb pressed teetle the sweetie-shop windae. Neil wis nae ill
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
up yer auntie an he gave ye a sweetie oniewey.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
us nutritional information on sweetie papers etc. Ah’m nae sayin
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ther Rubbit gaed ower tae the sweetie jar, powkit her paw in, an tu
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
existit. If ivver there wis a sweetie name this wis meant, this is (2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
annenaylor I cane, I'm jist a sweetie .... shucks(2012) search twitter
ope the bairn hisna eaten her sweetie ...... am sure it's whisperin(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
y the least. Wis hoping nippy sweetie wis gan tae lift this bloomin(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ae sure if they're a Scottish sweetie or no.(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
@byrnesong Hope yer findin a sweetie on the pillae an aa (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The bairns want sweetie money and the phone bill's ow on page 39

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
a preens he wis rowed up in a sweetie pocky. on page 26

1 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
So Bert geed tae Tam's sweetie shop. He spent aa o his pocke on page 17

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
e - ie an aa (laek in daftie, sweetie, etc) at's wrangly assumed ta on page 40

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
wir lucky, Granny might hae a sweetie for wis in da pooch o her pin
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
dialect in ene o his ‘Nippy Sweetie’ articles i da Shetland Tim
In yun sam ‘Nippy Sweetie’ article, Tom Morton writes
In da sam ‘Nippy Sweetie’ article, Tom Morton spaeks
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