A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

flashin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 9.8 13.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2819 9 0 0 0 0
Number of authors22 14 8

Occurrences of flashin in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
sps makes me look up. Under a flashin, on page 38

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e licht abin her heid startit flashin. on page 1

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
eally shuid be in neon lichts flashin' a' aboot cities an' toons an on page

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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
finelookin, strappin lass wi flashin dark een an gorgeous lang bla on page 78

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e clickin and flashbulbs were flashin and folk were elbain and jund on page 36
ither gangsters fu o leid and flashin the auld stilettos, or batter on page 40

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
holo-exit wis a sign that wis flashin the message, 'Veesitors, plea on page 8
ddenly, the air wis filled wi flashin reid lichts an skirlin hooter on page 14

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
czo site these days. The mair flashin graphics, the better. on page 52

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n at every sound an warnin''s flashin in his heid at every wee thin on page 43

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Mr Tod gied a skinklin smile, flashin his white eeth. 'Ratton, ma b on page 61

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
there wis three telephones wi flashin lichts, "In ye come." on page 63

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tae the mirror behind it. The flashin lights o the puggy lull me in on page 9
edle oan the skyline, but the flashin games machines wur sommat els on page 31

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Harsh neon signs on hoardings flashin on page 41

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
g on corbled tiles. Dirt fear flashin in its een, : a saw-like squa on page 59

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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
k the money aff me an smiled, flashin they crookit teeth like ah’
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
blazoned oan his shorts, went flashin’ bye.
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
s skint for onythin near that flashin buoy. Times ye'll fyne an E-b on page 45

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d wis spinnin es faist es the flashin disco lichts. Ane o the quine on page 45

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
winda: bobbies' cars wi blue flashin lichts an skirlin sirens war on page 66

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
een a bobbies car, blue licht flashin an heid lichts comin aff
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
d ower a heeze o fish, knives flashin bricht in the cauld sun. Ooto
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
sirens gaen an the blae licht flashin.
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
still gan yet, she says afore flashin a big false-toothed smile.
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ame tae Macduff the bangin an flashin started again at this side o
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@Woodside Wullie tweeted
st besides themselves wi glee flashin oot dosh tae yon lobbying gyp (2021) twitter link

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