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Isogloss map for 'should'
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post-sorted concord -
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'should' occurrences per year
Year |
Occurences normalised per million |
Total occurrences |
2000 |
139.93 |
8 |
2001 |
287.43 |
22 |
2002 |
198.83 |
15 |
2003 |
381.24 |
57 |
2004 |
237.54 |
25 |
2005 |
102.97 |
7 |
2006 |
185.62 |
16 |
2007 |
238.10 |
22 |
2008 |
178.16 |
14 |
2009 |
184.32 |
15 |
2010 |
204.33 |
24 |
2011 |
137.76 |
20 |
2012 |
186.85 |
25 |
2013 |
134.37 |
10 |
2014 |
290.69 |
50 |
2015 |
376.51 |
49 |
2016 |
183.84 |
28 |
2017 |
185.64 |
27 |
2018 |
269.68 |
21 |
2019 |
415.60 |
40 |
2020 |
579.80 |
185 |
2021 |
389.26 |
183 |
2022 |
178.02 |
36 |
2023 |
266.60 |
24 |
2024 |
1,489.91 |
11 |
'should' overall change in the 21st century
Normalised occurrences 2000 to 2012:-
213.12
Normalised occurrences 2013 to 2024:-
342.75