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Use in varieties of Scots

hoped Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13 10.1 18 59.6 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences4220 12 6 0 1 3
Number of authors27 13 7 3 1 3

Occurrences of hoped in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
Precious hoped that Poloko hadna heard this, on page 73

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e windae, an oan it (like she hoped) a fan an twa or three pairs on page 34

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ndae neuk, an on it (as she'd hoped) a fan an twae-three pair o t on page 33

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
for the winter parritch - an hoped that naebody wad luik ablow t on page 72

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
. No problem, ah tolt her. Ah hoped ma good deed fur the day didn on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An we'd hoped tae hae a wee brek this year. on page 68

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
I wisna wi anither wummin. I hoped she hadna got lucky wi the we on page 28

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
dna help us as muckle as we'd hoped, but luckily Hoolet kept the on page vii
hinny, and hoped they were fufteen, and he and on page 35

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ee Before You Die startin. Ah hoped he didnae notice. on page 44
in. We wur even then. Ah jise hoped lookin and dancin the part wi on page 59

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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
aggreivance o’ his ma, wha hoped gaein’ tae uni wid git hum
Or so his ma worried. Bit she hoped he’d stop mixin’ wi the l
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
tae maist, but optimistically hoped that it would noo be gien ‘
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ke a daughter to me. I always hoped you’d be near me in my old
uist held her an made whit he hoped wis sootherin noises. Somewey
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
But hoped that it wid heal,
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@g_hibby tweeted
ays tried tae look ahead, and hoped we'd crack it one day. (2023) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
eed boss. No hurry. (tbh, I'd hoped ye'd look at it, gone "yep- a (2022) twitter link
cried masel tae sleep, huvvin hoped an SNP breakthrough wis comin (2022) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
l her aa the things she'd aye hoped tae ken. He'd say he loved he on page 19

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An hoped that she didna sleep in on page 104
Een Christmas Eve Mike hoped Suntie Klaz wid come on page 157

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
aas o the sea, ye ken. But Ah hoped he'd hear me oot. Sae Ah went on page 17

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
window, an on id (as she hed hoped) a fan an two or three pairs on page 32

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ey were nae last. Jonsar Eck hoped it wid
he jist hoped he hidnae started world war t
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
in an sang. Jude Anderson hid hoped tae pass on the traivellers'
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ablow his favourite bush. She hoped that neen o the lads saw her
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
(stick grenades) gan aff and hoped tae fuck yin widna land in hi
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e bonny servant lassie he’d hoped tae see fin he delivered the
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
pect. Wi her heed buzzing she hoped she could remember aa the rul
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
me back home again! I aalways hoped you wid. Can you manage tae f on page 52
I hoped they could sleep taegither fu on page 58
I hoped we'd hae a peedie lass and th on page 60

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
things, which he haed nivver hoped afore, becis he didna approve
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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
wae the guid wather that they hoped wid lest.
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
indae, an oan eet (as she hae hoped) a fan an twae or threi pairs on page 33

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A hoped oor scores were dichted clean on page 28

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Hit wus hoped at the Dormant Accoonts Fund on page 37

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An A'd hoped tae bae this stage. on page 54

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