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cars Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.2 24.2 46.5 29.8 69.7 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences9848 31 3 12 1 3
Number of authors50 22 16 3 5 1 3

Occurrences of cars in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
s or vans or cattle wagons or cars. Nae care in the world for wh on page 77

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Robertson, James Eemis Stane 2 - The Ploom, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
jimpit bairns in chauffeured cars on page 6

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
An lads hae cars no horse an ploo on page 48

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
be auld. Thirr's aboot fifty cars sittin there, maistly shanner on page 3

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
lads whose parents hud bigger cars than ma Mammy hud nae problem on page 7

5 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
he yairds a wreck o burnt oot cars. on page 47

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
y on individually-ownit motor cars that are pizenin oor city str on page 23

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
d been servin time for nickin cars. on page 46

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ngoed pure bouncin aff parked cars walkin alang the road an stuf on page 128

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
lads whose parents hud bigger cars than ma Mammy and Daddy hud n on page 18

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
er, but there were Ower monie Cars. on page 71

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ng its streets than there wur cars oan the road, The tram driver on page 3
tae get held up by the other cars.' on page 116

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ose windaes and scratchin the cars. on page 5

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Atwein the dreils o cars. on page 98

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ilway Restaurant. There's few cars, and them aa slow by maist st on page 72

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tar on TV aboot Morgan sports cars. John Harvey-Jones, the heid
sna haein thon. Morgan sports cars wis warks o airt made bi skee
ein modren methods tae sports cars isna the same as appliein tha
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ctric. People were screaming, cars honking, sirens wailing. Ther
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
rugs that affectit toons like cars aw ower Scotland a puckle dec
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
rn!" then threw them in thurr cars. The spice boys got in the cl
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ne wines, a dealer ay classic cars or a pedlar ay Peruvian march
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
laying wi rosy cheeks and toy cars that scattered. How wrang she
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ootside the array ae shoaps. Cars and buses are zoomin past and
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@MartinBroon tweeted
they white people park their cars oan them.. ?????????????? htt(2019) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
m18 Oh a dinnae like aw a big cars eever! Heidin oot noo! Huv a (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@Neillyf88 east coast sports cars - run by ian and kevin - to (2020) twitter link
way tae asda at the jewel - cars had got stopped at the rounda (2020) twitter link
r wonderland - 2 streets wae cars n a photo oh a tree - amazin (2020) twitter link
whits the score wae the stock cars big man? your a clown lol (2020) twitter link
ide in the street or in their cars or not wear them at all has n (2020) twitter link
and 10 other occurrences.

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'Ay, A haed eence twa cars, laddie: a Pontiac an a Buick on page 30

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Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
There's vans an cars an larries, bit nae a bus in on page 86

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e on the pavement awa fae the cars If you get run doon mam'll ki on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a space in the line o parkit cars. "HARD ROON NOO! Hard roon." on page 9

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
un on fae the winda: bobbies' cars wi blue flashin lichts an ski on page 66
ttert Harry fin he saa aa the cars parkit ootside Frank's. He st on page 82

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Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
Och, noo ere's only revvin cars on page 19

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
neen o's had cars in them days.) She didna get on page 75

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
There’s streams o’ cars gyan nose ti tail
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
hon days – there wisna mony cars – an ye could rin aboot aa
arage set, wi petrol pumps an cars an Belisha beacons an things.
2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
a bleed vessel. There wis twa cars neist the car we’d come in.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
dizzen police cars, bobbies wi a kind o ranks, s
r park wis fer foo wi fowk an cars. Noo this wis
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
uel bit nae the price o their cars. Michty me he thocht een o yo
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
gs an cairts an shelts, motor cars an bicycles chokin up the roa
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
On the grun, flicht cars lay like smashed licht bulbs.
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
in wi their tellies and their cars, listen tae me? They think Iâ
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
l e Royal Mile. Nae buses nor cars wun up an doon durin e Feesti
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n there wiz an affa boorach o cars sellin aa the odds ‘n’ ei
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
traivelled on bussies, taxis, cars
fin its wye there. There war cars, auld beds, leaky
n stottin aff the reefs o the cars fin it wis weet.
boorichs o cars an vans an twistit bed spring
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Cars laden wi' cases, boxes, absol
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
fan ye think fan ere wis less cars on the roads
I nivver thocht cars wid be built for show
Cos ye didna get een wi the cars back then
3 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
the AWPR. If diesel an petrol cars are phased oot in Scotland bi
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
er noo they are driving dinky cars!! https://t.co/ZoTDn7VUtY(2017) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
rad I hid a bike up the Ythan cars sticking a wid be doon wee a (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
deus the dishes, drives owld cars, on page 23

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Cars gaethur on page 18

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
been lost, too. We make more cars, but we miss our espresso; it
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
id hae nae shop. Dey wirna da cars at is noo, an onnly twa buses on page 14
bit as mair an mair fokk got cars, an cood win aesily tae da to on page 15

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
ewhaur near da Eigg brig) for cars an git a tip fae da drivers.

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
latform wi a silver box foo o cars tae hurl aroond. Meenie an me
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ed up an boxed remote control cars in nae time ava. I wis dumbst
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Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ir weel kent. Afore fokk used cars da quickest route atween Clou
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ppit on board. Der wirna mony cars fur hit wis da last ferry. Sh
a peerie nyook ta hoid in. Da cars cam on, an a truck. Da starn
Da meenit da boo wis doon da cars med a scrit ta be aff. Shö s
3 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
us are really peerie. But the cars behind us should have pulled (2018) twitter link
Da amount o cars ats been troo Roe dis week is (2020) twitter link
ute but it feels lik dir mair cars noo as dey wir afore da coron (2021) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The phone it rings, yer cars repaired on page 40

1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
, an thair's nae room fur twa cars tae get by yin anither. Me an on page 25

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
In cars, nor vans, nor jaips. on page 37

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
et for trouble, checkin unner cars for bombs.
1 matches

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