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Use in varieties of Scots

tonic Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.4 7.5 1.5 19.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1815 1 2 0 0 0
Number of authors10 7 1 2

Occurrences of tonic in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
dey look. 'Stella an a gin an tonic, wit ye waitin fur?' on page 3

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
a tin each n pass a bottle ae Tonic aboot that we aw chipped in f on page 10
rink. We're aw on a bottle ae Tonic each the night. We see an eld on page 12
wenty Mayfair, two bottles ae Tonic n a taxi tae bang intae Monic on page 40
mad cocktail ae adrenaline n Tonic wine. "That's the fuckin Toi on page 41

4 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
bly need a blood test. A good tonic. on page 10
'Said I probably need that tonic, right enough. I told you, di on page 13

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tion cried OIL O VIOLETS HAIR TONIC intae it every morn. There wi on page 52
o her faither's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when sh on page 53

2 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ackie an carryin a boattle ag tonic an automatically hink am up t on page 176

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Sales o 'Tonic Wine' went crashin, Doon thro on page 30

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
thon liz mccolgan's a real tonic, eh no on page 32

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e it waeoot wavin a bottle ay tonic aboot.’ ah sais, walkin awa
1 matches

Doric

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
The devilment o these wir a tonic, tae turn tapsalteerie the ca
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Gallons o tonic wine I sup, in the effort tae on page 75

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o blissful solitude, a daily tonic. on page 16

1 matches

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