| pence | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 20.7 | 19.2 | 28.5 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 20.7 | 26.6 | |
| Number of occurrences | 67 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Number of authors | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
boy's eyes ir as wide as two-pence pieces n as dark as them anaw on page 13
always pocket munchin a fifty pence mix-up aff the van in a wee w on page 30
yhin else. Why he wid huv a - pence mix-up aff the van but nae wa on page 38
3 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
the answer intae shillins an pence. on page 44
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
the button and it adds fifty pence tae the total fur nae reason on page 18
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
. Mammy furgat tae gie me ten pence fur a square thar day, even t on page 7
1 matches
Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
- rearmament funded of old-pence pocket money, on page 50
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e ae thirteen quid and eighty pence sent ma hert flutterin. Ma br on page 25
at the hand's ae a ninetyfive pence chicken risotto frozen ready on page 115
ed tae a three quid and sixty pence crisis loan. Then, there's th on page 124
ow. A fag gits selt fur fifty pence in the playgroond? ah want ma on page 200
4 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nd ninety-nine pund and fifty pence.' on page 46
nner and three pund and fifty pence awthegether.' on page 47
nner and three pund and fifty pence. Is that whit ye've got, Dadd on page 48
Hortensia said. 'It wis fifty pence a poke and on page 100
e're welcome. The rent is ten pence a week." on page 196
Also on pages 197
8 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a daein the dishes fur fifty pence each a shot. That soon stoppe on page 141
in fae Iqbal. Nine poun eight pence. Between us. Charlene wis pur on page 144
sellin it aff fur ninety-nine pence a bottle. on page 169
3 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
It wes a fifty-pence piece! on page 49
oap and pit the drookit fifty pence on the coonter. on page 51
4 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fer a game o dominoes. Fifty pence a game, nothin fancy. I had j on page 26
I even forgot aboot ma fifty pence an left it kyin on the table. on page 27
2 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
She held a two pence in each o hur hands and slid on page 31
ouldnae resist gettin hur two pence in wi me. She gives aff the i on page 34
sus Christ himsel. Pur twenty pence, ye kin licht a candle fur ye on page 112
3 matches
Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
has sellt us aa for pounds an pence." on page 54
1 matches
Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
this. Ye’d huv tae be three pence short o a pound tae believe a
h duffer. Bids startin at wan pence.’
2 matches
Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
“Fower pence,” Till said ane mornin, poi
1 matches
@weenell3 tweeted
@DavyGavin1 I got 5 pence Davy... 10 pence on a guid da (2022) twitter link
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ced e answer till shillans an pence. on page 107
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ninety pence for a bag o sticks an peats (
s an peats (Ey hid been echty pence afore).
st went wild. He said." echty pence the bag wis
ch, nae wye am I peyin ninety pence" Waur an that Jonsar Eck hid
he pey for em? Ninety pence? Na na. Twelve poun fifty pen
7 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
15. The Tale o Teenie Pence
Teenie Pence wis a roon, broon, coin, fa b
pen knife an car keys. Teenie Pence hid traivelled on bussies, ta
Pence wis scunnered bidin ooto sich
. The wee loon drappit Teenie Pence innmo his pooch.
10 matches
Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
tae wark wi puns, shillins an pence nooadays. A’m no sure A cud
r bein twa hunner and foartie pence in tha pun. Or that a shillin
that a shillin wus worth twal pence an no 5p like whun A wus a we
folliet wi yin bob worth twal pence. Then cum a sixpence caa’ed
4 matches