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Use in varieties of Scots

hits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words46.2 39.3 16.4 19.9 226.7 20.7 79.7
Number of occurrences15078 11 2 39 2 18
Number of authors59 35 6 1 13 2 2

Occurrences of hits in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
y and I'll be singing you the hits of the Rat Pack this evening, on page 6
though, at fuckin Dolly. She hits another wee riddy an looks do on page 7
m an he faws aff the bench an hits the deck. Oot like a light. on page 13
es and gentleman, singing the hits of the Rat Pack, please welco on page 25

4 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Fuck that, Wee Kenzie hits back. on page 14
s up the street towards them, hits a car windscreen and explodes on page 19
lank comes flyin roon again n hits ma 'beak, which splatters eve on page 42
his shoulder. He's screamin n hits the deck. "YOUNG TEAM, YA FUC on page 45
rab Wee Kenzie n his big brur hits him a haymaker ae a right. Th on page 46

7 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
doon. Fuckin waste. Course it hits the grund, breaks, staggers m on page 1

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ostin link upon link o cheesy hits on page 39

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Siobhan hits me wi another please go on sm on page 4

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
e moody hungaer cerd. The sun hits the front mirrors on page 3

6 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
lash of her limbs as the body hits the watter on page 42

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Rebounds, and hits the royal horse. The king tum on page 5

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ousness you've goat a million hits oan youtube. on page 69
a sucker punch tae the gut he hits me wae it: "Ah goat a coupon on page 117
r. But then aw ae a sudden it hits me, eh? Where's Bruce? And as on page 160

3 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ime as another wave comes. It hits the water wi some force man a on page 3

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it hits hame on Christmas day on page 89

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ramash huv had twelve top ten hits tncludin their number one sin on page 169

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
and up ye gang until yer heid hits the ceilin - and ye stey the on page 119

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
he dictionar an arna shair if hits even Scots, jist tak it oot o on page 48

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
gae haufers. Espeicially whan hits a first date. Hit wis gaun ba on page 2
. An A'm tannin the Pinot lik hits ginger tae git me throu hit. on page 4

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
hits saltyre relics on page 61
bit thi warl's aff hits roeckir on page 63
eh'se waarint hits rift on page 66

4 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
a braw tairget that she aften hits. on page 97

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
search o compeir produces 419 hits, compared wi 159 for compere. on page 16
e period fae 1450-1690 wi 261 hits. Unexpectedly, ane of thir (1 on page 17

2 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Soond shift, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
e rain aye scutterin whaur it hits the mochie grun on page 49

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ck aboot 75% o the licht that hits them. The'r an ongauin debate
dnar whan the licht o the Sun hits them fae ahin. The heidmaist
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n 2003 Google chynged hou the hits wis sortit. The affcome o chy
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
aw motion... an the meenit it hits the brods, aa the butterflees
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
s, teachers, an parents throu hits role in giein oot resoorces f
ealtachd commitment shuid hae hits heidmaist focus on steidin an
ae win a greeance on whit wey hits gate wis decidit.
the National Islands Plan wi hits Island Communities Impact Ass
langage plans system includin hits implementation; on the status
11 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
n suddenly, a solid wet SPLAT hits me square in the face and run
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
s wave rearin ower me, and it hits me and blatters round me, cau
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Ma Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2014) Central, weans
Painfully sair if it hits yir jaw
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
t runnin through oor Greatest Hits fae last time oot.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
BE BACK WITH SOME MORE PARTY HITS IN FIVE WEE MINUTES!’ the D
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d up tae the bedroom. Ma heid hits the pillow, and ah’m oot li
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
t’s never that sair when he hits uz; it’s just I cannae get
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
lly wakes me up as shin as it hits, lik' splashin' yur fizzer wi
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Proclaims, through aw' the hits an' falls,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
hampion o’ ignorance bit it hits me in the guts as there’s t
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
baw comes doon like that and hits wan ae the spikes, ye might g
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e flings the gram at us an it hits ma shooder, fawin tae the fla
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
o the Inglis upper cless that hits owerance in culture an langag
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
ission anent Elections takkin hits swatch o‟t, as set oot in t
the Scots Pairlament will gie hits
2 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
rsions o weel-kent sangs, lik hits bi Scots airtists Lulu (Every
1 matches

Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
where the hammer hits the stane an sparks
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
lk there. Suddenly though, it hits me, eh? like a straight right
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n room. And right awey Dougie hits the light switch oan. Which c
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
mess and before ah ken it he hits me wae the results ‘’That
hand. Then ootae naewhere it hits me. This cunt is lookin depre
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ment like this - the reality hits home - good luck guys (2020) twitter link
how them just hoo the schecht hits the fan - solidarity brother (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
CD o Dolly parton's Greatest Hits fae's inside pooch. on page 59

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
said tae me. “Mi Da nivver hits me,” she said. “He hits m
me,” she said. “He hits mi Ma, an he hits Abbie, but
mi Ma, an he hits Abbie, but he nivver hits me.
Abbie, but he nivver hits me. Ah wish he did.”
4 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
o ma hoose. And then the wind hits me. Ma ears pop as I’m lift
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
er hid come fae at each o the hits that naebody could explain. T
o o them. There’d been five hits, one in Fraserburgh, one in P
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
pit aa the fyky wee footerie hits back thegither again, there w
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
se tae him, mainly because it hits all the climate/sustainabilit (2022) twitter link
end in tears fan the cynicism hits it at the first sign o diffic (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
dds exclamaetion mairks, than hits delete. He adds a dose o hash on page 149
n wide. He draps his cup. Hid hits the deck an lands in sic a we on page 159

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Laek a deuk wi hits ee-wharms, he öses his snoot on page 105

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
da forenön or lik da dew - hits shön gien. Nae maitter whit on page 67

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
nts ta be a fashion designer. Hits sic an uncertain career, bit on page 42
"Na, na, hit's ...hits ..." I cood see her strugglin on page 43

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
wi hits graffiti.) Sud I sounder doon on page 25
a wirld on hits ain. on page 27
weel, kishie-shaepit, wi hits ain cock-eyed on page 31
cut aff fae da wirld, wi hits ain time, on page 34

10 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
need dis! My teeth is fine an hits datna fine day I canna wiste on page 17

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
kers is bilingual wi English. Hits main ancestor languages is No on page 7
3N hits on page 65

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
no da colour o soup, hits smell, hits taste on page 30
hits surface. Da loch is hed aa sa on page 105
an in blinnd faith in hits ain cott - on page 111

6 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
Whin I warm up, hits a show fur da idder competito
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
hits less dan perfect shape
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
an keep de fae hits ills.
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
pride an satisfaction wirmed hits wye intae his mind, gnawing a
ir wir eruptin furt fae under hits brim lik watter sprootin oot
n naethin but a ragged cloth. Hits skin wis a greyish colour, an
flesh had faan aff o pairts. Hits head wis baald, except fir a
g underneath a revoltin chin. Hits eyes glowed blue, and it grin
5 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
oorie cave tae da wastird, we hits high-up röf an coll-black wa
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
n o backabootness, even ithin hits ain bonhoaga.
dialect’ haes inherent in hits meanin da idee o non-standard
o writers at wants ta exploit hits ‘less-than-respectable’ s
3 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Da Wye At I Spaek, (self-published 2021) Shetland - Brae, poetry
O hits vocab fae idder languages.
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
terday efter it lyin aboot in hits box fur far too long. Time to (2018) twitter link
t time a peerie start ago and hits weird. White russians ir good (2017) twitter link
Hits a peerie bit windy here eneno (2019) twitter link

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
try tae kid Us wi yer website hits, on page 210

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
that's had weel owre 600,000 hits last Ah saw.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
It hits harder whin spirits ir' low. on page 48

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
penel bes anxious tae express hits thanks fer the chanst tae ser on page 4
he Boord o' Ulster-Scotch an' hits gyely on page 13
stairt forderin process quhan hits needfu' o' on page 14
in line wi' hits laafu remit. on page 18
thair ain richt. Gyely affen hits cultural forderin an' innovat on page 19
Also on pages 21, 22, 31, 39, 40, 54, 61, 68
17 matches

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