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charlie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.5 14.4 42.2 228.5 34.9 10.3 66.4
Number of occurrences10128 28 23 6 1 15
Number of authors41 17 11 3 4 1 5

Occurrences of charlie in Corpus

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Central

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Bonnie Prince Charlie on page 120

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'But he didnae dae it!' Charlie said. on page 19
'Charlie!' cried oot Mr Wonka. "Weel, on page 69
'Granda!' cried Charlie. 'Listen tae them, Granda! Wh on page 89
said Granda Jock, grinnin at Charlie. on page 95
Charlie Bafhe gawped aroond him in bu on page 135

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
tae shoot up a place, because Charlie Davies is aheid o me, and he' on page 7

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Prince Charlie an I, we war chased owre the on page 9

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
vere disabilities. Fae birth, Charlie, thir dochter, his been sever on page 87

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Wha woudnae fecht for Charlie? on page 73

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
status. (The first chapter o Charlie Jones' 'A Language Suppressed
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
Po Mas Charlie, yuh no know se
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
e nom de plume o 'Lochinvar'. Charlie, as he wis kent, cuid write m
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e get ripped tae the tits oan charlie.
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae this myriad ay well-heeled charlie bandits? Market forces, man.
point they’ll be gripped by charlie fever. Some ay us ur awready
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in intae everthin, that cunt; charlie, smack, blues. . . you name i
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wi a dedication tae Craig an Charlie Reid, itherweys kent as The P
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’ McDade sais, his internal charlie radar no lettin up. He rattle
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
assie’s voice cawin oot, “Charlie!”
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
magic cure that wid even pit Charlie Sheen oan the pathwey tae san
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@jax6754 tweeted
r @ComeCoachWithMe! Thank you Charlie Brown! http://t.co/zxETAmEyUj(2014) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
nd criticism and the same for Charlie given his age(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
es Nicholas Witchell ken that Charlie hates his guts?(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Craig and Charlie huv something tae say here... (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Jings, yon Charlie Dickens must be birlin in his(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e fm hus nae right makin auld charlie n his wimmin feel unwelcome - (2020) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Bonnie Charlie's noo awa, on page 28

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
hat's gweed enough, I'm gan" "Charlie'll nae get in a snorl on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
." A tear rins doon ma face. "Charlie wis a gweed man - stiddy an on page 45

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ose, come oer wi Bonny Prince Charlie." (For, wi all her knowledge on page 21
," sade e Moose. "A proceed. 'Charlie tould e Highlanders that e En on page 24

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
only by the Reverend Minto an Charlie 'Chaser' Robertson, the kirk on page 118

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
n; the orraman an seanachaidh Charlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surp on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
n; the orraman an seanachaidh Charlie Kerr (wha derns a muckle surp
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
id his hamework. He spoke tae Charlie ‘Lips’ Lewis – the dumb
t, upside doon by one leg wis Charlie ‘Lips’ Lewis, the dumb gh
O course, Charlie couldnae explain in any great
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
Na, na. Charlie's aulder brither. The ane Jsm(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@chaz50_duncan Charlie fair likes tae tan a coo’s e(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit’s Charlie gotten fit ah hivnae?(2018) search twitter
RIP Charlie Crow the maist influential an(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
Been a poor start tae season Charlie (2022) twitter link
@chaz50_duncan Charlie - has tae be ‘Kind of Blue (2021) twitter link
chaz50_duncan Fit like wis it Charlie? Heard players were a bit cag (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
eenFC Am buzzin like a bee on Charlie with its baws hooked up tae 1(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
so, I wig say," she went on. "Charlie wis oot deuan something wi th on page 14
s really waveran on the legs, Charlie teuk aaf her band, an wi the on page 16
"Jeemie got a change o Charlie's tae pit on till he could gi on page 17
hae tae git the daenner on or Charlie'll be in afore hid's ready, a on page 18

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
poor Pepsi ventured oot when Charlie boy wis there. on page 12
Owild Charlie nipp'd his skinny legs and me on page 13

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a rub doon and a cup o tea at Charlie's Café. on page 86

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
. Eftir a start shü mairried Charlie Tamson, an he shurly wisna be on page 2

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Da devotions o Charlie Allan, 22nd April 1956 on page 30

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Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
dey med nort, he listened as Charlie's wirds faded awey.
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
l/thankful) when i hear Oscar Charlie firing up, especially on nigh(2016) search twitter
This is Charlie. He lives on of my routes. He(2020) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ne Mean an awfy lot yon wirds Charlie, really really appreciate tha (2020) twitter link

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Sam telt me hoo his brither Charlie wus kilt yin nicht cyclin up on page 8

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Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
By Charlie ‘Tha Poocher’ Reynolds
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Thompson, Mark Address to a Nintendo DS, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Charlie an thon oul Nintendo
Charlie’ll no gie ye a lend-o
Fae Charlie wi thon oul Nintendo
Charlie hides it richt unner his pill
It’s Charlie wi thon oul Nintendo
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@the_gellick tweeted
Prince Charlie had a quare time doon sooth; (2015) twitter link
h @NiallSF @ErvineLinda "Ah'm Charlie" would dae: wouldnae owreset (2015) twitter link
@EustaceMcNally Wully Charlie Wully as we caaed him, was ay (2015) twitter link

@HurchinHome tweeted
Charlie Gillen'Oot Here Mae Lane'; Ph(2015) search twitter

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