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Isogloss map for 'must'
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'must' occurrences per year
Year |
Occurences normalised per million |
Total occurrences |
2000 |
52.48 |
3 |
2001 |
222.10 |
17 |
2002 |
424.17 |
32 |
2003 |
73.57 |
11 |
2004 |
57.01 |
6 |
2005 |
44.13 |
3 |
2006 |
162.42 |
14 |
2007 |
162.34 |
15 |
2008 |
114.53 |
9 |
2009 |
147.46 |
12 |
2010 |
127.70 |
15 |
2011 |
213.53 |
31 |
2012 |
127.06 |
17 |
2013 |
429.99 |
32 |
2014 |
290.69 |
50 |
2015 |
422.62 |
55 |
2016 |
269.19 |
41 |
2017 |
171.89 |
25 |
2018 |
269.68 |
21 |
2019 |
415.60 |
40 |
2020 |
275.80 |
88 |
2021 |
248.87 |
117 |
2022 |
143.40 |
29 |
2023 |
133.30 |
12 |
2024 |
0.00 |
0 |
'must' overall change in the 21st century
Normalised occurrences 2000 to 2012:-
146.03
Normalised occurrences 2013 to 2024:-
263.26