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thoosans Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 22.6 15.1 0 5.8 0 22.1
Number of occurrences6044 10 0 1 0 5
Number of authors29 20 4 1 4

Occurrences of thoosans in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
mang the reeds, and in simmer thoosans o puddocks, that thick on the on page 17
sicht, Embra, Glesca, Lunnon. Thoosans o on page 18

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
rs had whummled doon the brae thoosans o years syne and the path had on page 59

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The thoosans o bairns wha are stervin an s on page 36
Fur thoosans o years weemin hae bin mull-b on page 37
that stert wi thoosans on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
than yin wird made oot o the thoosans, on page 23
wi views, stroll by whaur thoosans endit shifts on page 33
an waefu thoosans lea Carsethorn on page 77

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Thoosans o hopefu lassies came. on page 9

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
She tellt me it added up tae thoosans and ah'd tae pay her back by on page 194

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
dustries', no tae forget thae thoosans o fowk desertit bi modern cap on page 10
ty wards nummer in the tens o thoosans. Hou dis this maitter? Weel, on page 29
dae they ken o the literally thoosans o ither Scots screivers, etc, on page 75
thoosans killt bi the war export busin on page 123

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
teid o comparin hissel wi the thoosans worse aff, on page 108

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
lang syne,' continued Cloot. 'Thoosans o asteroids were dingin doon on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
and hunners and hunners o 1t! Thoosans and thoosans o it! Then we wi on page 73

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ay in mony forms by hunners o thoosans o folk. Scots is a livin lang on page 7

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
wis a chicken fermer. He kept thoosans o chooks. He wis a muckle fat on page 2
euk-and-goose fermer. He kept thoosans o deuks and geese. He wis a k on page 3
ck-and-aipple fermer. He kept thoosans o bubblyjocks in an orchard f on page 4
n chookies, bleck chookies - thoosans o them! on page 40
ed fae flair tae ceilin, were thoosans and thoosans o the sonsiest s on page 52

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
craitur, the glow o hunners o thoosans o sauls taukin, scrauchin, ti on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
es like a byke o bealin bees. Thoosans appeared like a thunner clood on page 29
doon his canine back wriggled thoosans o snakes, spittin oot poison on page 51

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
seik lamb, slauchters thoosans for cash. on page 54

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Fitt, Matthew Jordan's New Jaiket, (Education Scotland 2014) Central, weans
. In his dream, he could hear thoosans o fitbaw fans chantin his nam
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
rners alike. The new app haes thoosans o audio files for tae gie lai
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an the thoosans
an thoosans o
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e be allooed in, there wad be thoosans o thaim owercast on the Borde
ver, or tae thy ancestors fae thoosans o years syne, dae they ever m
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
as a wey o giein an inlat tae thoosans o young Scots tae express thi
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
led the countryside persuadin thoosans o folk tae listen tae and sup

Robertson, James Dr Wha, (Scottish Poetry Library 2018) Central, poetry
wha’s like us? Hunners? Thoosans? We oorsels
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
aed awa fae yin anither monie thoosans o years syne, it should confl
s the spak tongue o coontless thoosans o ilka-day fowk across the la
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
There s countless thoosans hiv nae hame,
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@Chazzbat tweeted
mesMelville @NeilClark66 Aye, thoosans o folk gettin sick an dein is(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
indy? I ask on behalf on the thoosans of us that dinnae think she i (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
hem. Lichts aawey. An hooses, thoosans o hooses, an they werena blee on page 42

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ity turnt inti siller, an his thoosans turnt inti millions. The new on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
een up wi an syne fleeced fir thoosans. on page 37

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
I the meantime, fan a crood o thoosans hid gaithert, packit in sae t on page 101

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n his heid aff. An there were thoosans like him." on page 15

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
od's. "It wis worth hunners o thoosans - an the collection Ah pit i on page 109

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
he michty sun glisked aff the thoosans o windaes like gowd aff Achil
an computers tho hid rakit up thoosans o auld screivins, pentins an
wis far frae a hale ruin, tho thoosans o years hid passed sin the gl
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
An the thoosans gaithered aneth in the clacha
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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
eyor belts. Hit wis aa lit wi thoosans o peerie icicle lichts.
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Frae thoosans taen tha hame-airt traik. on page 21

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Meanwhile thoosans o fowk gethert up sae thrang on page 91

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Thoosans turn't oot - Meetin Hoose, on page 9

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
e sales, (fer example tens o' thoosans), ir on page 55
y festivals an' parades bring thoosans fae Scotlan cummin tae on page 672

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