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The word 'players'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
playersOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus47.115139
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 140.7 4 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 252.5 57 6
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 81.8 32 4
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 21.7 4 1
AYR - Ayrshire 65.5 5 2
LAL - General Central 34.7 26 11
SEA - South East (Borders) 74.9 6 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 125.5 4 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of players in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da players aa played at ee time athoot w on page 84
eady heard her sentencin tree players ta hae der heads taen aff for on page 86
aised castin oot wi da idder players, an roarin "Aff wi da head o on page 93

3 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
EK players all played at wance withoot w on page 80
heard her sentence three o e players till be executed for hevan mi on page 82
left off quarrelan wi e ither players, an shoutan "Off wi his heid! on page 89

4 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sighed. "He's ane o wir star players." on page 22

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ony poker players oot aire - ah need tae learn(2017)

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
r the first echteen holes the players stopped for something tae ait
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
odnae understand fit wye some players jist fell ower
V. pundit explained that some players hid
pped an the ref wis inspectin players fitba beets (The twa
ef came tae een o the opposin players
4 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the “caman” o the shinty players in Scotlan. They didna use a
. An they played like shinty players forby – A mynd that weel en
ae, an were there onie shinty players in amun them?
3 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
wingers and forward thinking players at the expense of a sound bac (2023) twitter link
is the performance o the new players esp Stewart, Roos , Coulson a (2022) twitter link
ct sense when we have 3 young players developing as left backs - g (2022) twitter link
obbie0383 @AberdeenFC Signing players is so easy like! Tak this Nor (2022) twitter link
n get the core o the team his players - he’s the kind o manager y (2022) twitter link
and 29 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
teams, I wid gee some celtic players a start oer better individual(2020)
ive bans to oor 8 @AberdeenFC players tae help get them crowds back(2020)
arabs, ye shid be pickin oot players we luv tae hate. Nay gid when(2020)
re cannae be many current spl players with as much appearances as y(2020)
nt to see fire coming oot the players moos from start tae finish.(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
ographs o couple o the German players(2020)
ub could use to develop young players(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
all wrong. Where are the EPL players like Rhodes, Bardsley, Anya, (2016)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ed. Then, there's the machine players, these cunts are the ultra's on page 27
nae be that many women fitabw players" ah says nervously. on page 29
contempt fur the club and its players wis alweys said within earsho on page 96
agnosis oan each ae The Stars players. Tae embracin thum as a bunch on page 98
me how proud you are ae these players? This is a great achievement on page 113

5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
chtly fou o praise for aw his players but coorse he widnae ken aboo
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ue tae twa ex-Partick Thistle players wha kept passing the ba tae e
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ind you these so called elite players are so saft its no real! (2021) twitter link
at us now - overpaid fitbaw players n nae crowds - aye it says i (2020) twitter link
gadgies noo a days think the players noo r gods - av seen the com (2020) twitter link
ads r the reel breed n butter players lol (2020) twitter link
@Brian_Pacey @HaddAth most players will arrive in there kits rea (2020) twitter link
and 20 other occurrences.

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
es. He's wan ae Rangers' best players as well as bein lik the maist on page
kes tae tell me stories aboot players lik Super Ally McCoist, an Da on page 66

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The federated female flute players union, pedlars o quack meidic on page 110

1 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
He spied ten ghaistly fitbaw players, rinnin aboot, an playin a gi
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
r West! Bill wis loved by the players because he never said anythin
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The players aw played at wance wioot wait on page 82
ard her sentence three ae the players tae be executit fir missin th on page 84
left oaf arguin wae the ither players, an shoutin "Oaf wae his heid on page 91

4 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
The players aa played at yince, athoot wa on page 44

4 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part II, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
aa the players
1 matches

General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n his ain company the Bowhill Players premièred In Time o Strife a on page 37

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
the gemmes, ither experts an players. In the shop ye can coff yers on page 54

4 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
' shouted Cloot tae ane o the players, wha waved back at him. on page 19

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
the players hover on page 23

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the gemmes, ither experts an players. In the shop ye can coff yers on page 54

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e see ane or twa o the Rovers players gaein in an oot for trainin a on page 65

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Glasgow Corporation Transport Players, the Jewish Institute Players
, the Jewish Institute Players, the Glasgow Workers’ Theat
Theatre Group, the Clarion Players and the Glasgow Players (ainc
and the Glasgow Players (aince the Scottish Labour Co
e the Scottish Labour College Players, foondit by John Maclean hiss
6 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@SluggerOToole4 Needing the players tae put the chances away Slug (2023) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
buse suffered by male snooker players... Which kind of misses the c(2018)

@MartinBroon tweeted
lower leagues the noo, landin players here there and everywhere....(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
THREE England fitba players banned fae playing aginst Wal(2020)
' the multimillionaire fitba' players donate some ae their ain dosh(2020)
scotgov Persuade the overpaid players tae donate some o their ain m(2020)

@weenell3 tweeted
8 @RSRHIGHLANDER2 @AberdeenFC Players showing Racism the Red Card p (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th players aw played at yince withoot wa on page 82
heard hur sentence threi o th players tae b' kilt fur hae'in missed on page 84
n th Queen argued wi th ither players wi nae let up, ay shoutin "Of on page 91

4 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
han baith Jimmy an Eric becam players i the Roberton
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
z past it on ti any ma killie players al no be a happy man ??????? (2020)

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
irrits are named efier Celtic players?"
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The players aal played it yinst wi'oot wa on page 83
't hir sentencing three o the players tae death fur haein misst thi on page 85
er stappt argyin wi the ither players, an gowlin "Aff wi haes heid! on page 92

4 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
r wi Scotch, Irish an English players warkin wi, an agin, yin anith
1 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An how they'd supported thair players an teams, on page 30

1 matches

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