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The word 'shoud'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
shoudOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus21.87022
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 130.4 11 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 20.5 8 3
WCE - West Central 23 5 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 25.1 4 2
GLA - Glasgow 21.7 4 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 40.1 30 9
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of shoud in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
an wha's naem sheu shoud mynd yet. on page 4
ife. An than sheu says, "Thoo shoud come," if only tae insense he on page 72
ce. Hid wisno possieble. Sheu shoud been wrackid. Wi whit sheu di on page 106

4 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Fan in Geneva, ye shoud try nae tae miss oot the 'Pal on page 5
Yer first stap shoud be the Hallgrímskirkja - th on page 11
nd, onybody fa likes tae read shoud hae a browse o at least a puc on page 12

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
guid Scots maet. An, sae they shoud.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
opinion online that feminists shoud be in favour o weemin decidin
gien up wark aathegither, we shoud follae in the fitsteps o Denm
Cohabitation shoud be based cooperation. An, if
bring up bairns thegither, it shoud be a balanced an equal experi
ither quine or group o quines shoud be tellin them that they are
5 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
important tae some fowk, but shoud still be commendit, is the de
ken it. In the lang run they shoud pruive tae serve as safe plac
2 matches

General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
p o tea. This wis mair lik it shoud hae bin fur
1 matches

(South) East Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
?' Ah speirs heem. He seys Ah shoud sue; bit sue whae? It wud be on page 78

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
a lot o the stories aboot him shoud likely no be creditit. It's b on page 39

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ination o mense and brio that shoud mind some folk hou unquestion on page 97

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘whit shoud hae sopped my gravy, lang-gra
‘as they shoud hae, aathing that can'll slin
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Stuart aboot things than me. Shoud I be awae askin Elsie ar the
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
“Sorry, hen, I shoud a kent,” says the wumman ah
at the paint-slaigert sofae. Shoud a shiftit it afore I paintit
2 matches

West Central

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
nk the man wha wrote The Kiln shoud feel yon wey - an his embarr
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
a morn wioot somebody speirin shoud we ban the metric system, or
acy. Referendums o the Month. Shoud alcohol hae a minimum price?
alcohol hae a minimum price? Shoud frackin be alloued? It's aw u
3 matches

@annieones tweeted
Liot Nae tae mention thut wan shoud'nae stairt a sentence wae "an (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
hou shoud I pit it oan again? on page 10

2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e wid be uneasy an aa. Sae he shoud jist introduce hissel, aa cas
r, A’m pickin which name ye shoud cry me. A’ve goat twa IDs,
2 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
If ye shoud sign yer name in bluid ya fui on page 23
Or mebbe I shoud jist say "thae twa". on page 33
Shoud by genetic clonin sticky stuf on page 75

4 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
ah shoud be haippy, but seelence on page 16
That it shoud end like this on page 32
That this shoud cam tae be on page 33
Ye shoud be hame nou, myna bird on page 48
If ye shoud meet the beast Desire, bewaur on page 52
Also on pages 88
10 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
clauts, that sair fleggit me, shoud hae kittelt my hert wi peety. on page 33

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
Och, ye shoud hae seen me, tho I say it mas on page 39

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
he end ae the play. His lines shoud aither be spak bi a male acto on page 1
e speir yersel nou an than - shoud A gie masel a muckle jag - a on page 3
Iona. Mebbes A shoud shed the wey A jaw lik a snak on page 4

6 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Thom ower twa year fae 1825, shoud be a daunder for maist fowk. on page 65

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r been fowk threipin at Scots shoud be traetit as a langage in it
inciple o briggin dialects at shoud be the main principle ahint S
I’ll tak examples frae whit shoud be the foond o spellin – th
3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
spellin, grammar or whitiver shoud juist be latten evolve. But e
1 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
"Whit shoud we dae?" askit the trow.
1 matches

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
byleids, eh? O coorse, thare shoud be staundard orthography (for
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
A think hit shoud be the Smackaroonies still. h(2019)
Scunnerfu! The SNP shoud ken better! https://t.co/mYe5(2020)
@DrMDempster Shoud hit no be "2 Buckfast 2 Furio(2018)
@DrMDempster Mazin! Ye shoud be drawin yer ain comics!(2019)

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
at the highest level then he shoud gan ti killie no hibs ??(2020)

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
It shoud be Baldred Bisset Daie, on page 29
'Scottish socialists shoud no be murderin on page 69

2 matches

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