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Use in varieties of Scots

plates Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 19.5 18.1 0 17.4 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences5938 12 0 3 2 4
Number of authors38 23 10 1 1 3

Occurrences of plates in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
asked, pittin the last o the plates intae the dishwasher while Ag on page 9

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
; then a shooer ae saucepans, plates, an dishes. The Duchess took on page 59
oan the Duchess's knee, while plates an dishes crashed aw aroonwan on page 122

3 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
peasebeef stew. He likes plates clean. He likes on page 66

1 matches

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Ah put doon the cutlery an plates ay stovies oan the wee coffee on page 13

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ripin their houses o cutlery, plates, claes an valuables. By nou, on page 58

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
, whaur he changed the number-plates on page 228

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thirs plates an cups an god knows whuts on page 105

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ere yer big auld-farrant soup plates, nane o yer portion control n on page 58
it it oot ontae the three tin plates. on page 73

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
use Karen kept smashin aw the plates, so ma ma wid gie her the mon on page 141

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
tae pit oot on the table! Nae plates! Nae clarty dishes! Nae rubbi on page 107

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ound fur empty glasses. Paper plates o half-eaten finger food are on page 8

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Whit if whan the tectonic plates shiftit on page 10

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
its sinkfae o creeshy pats an plates. He made eneuch ruim amang th on page 18

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
legsome steer haed gien ower, plates cam thegither tae mak the con
wi heat an gars volcanoes an plates flist an gang, flit an lift.
ft. Ower millions o year thir plates flits an chenges the wey the
mosphere, an acause the'r nae plates flittin or clatterin aboot, t
at its peen. Acause the'r nae plates flittin an thrawin on Mairs,
5 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
bledash an paintit great deep plates o shadda intae corners, back
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
infinite nummer o fou colour plates. On Instagram A follae pals,
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
raffin, paraffin ile (style); plates o’ meat (feet). Some o thir
ist like fae London, includin plates of meat. China is shared wi L
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A hear the clink-clatter o plates.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he bane an pressit atween twa plates. It wis servit tae us nixt da
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae shift a mountain ay auld plates an pots oot ay the sink tae g
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
chtent her grip on the pile o plates she wis haudin, an a knife wi
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
hen the fare wis ready an the plates war gawin oot, Till wis still
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah put doon the cutlery an plates ay stovies oan the wee coffee
n Tam’s seat’s empty, the plates an glesses cleared away.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ible enemy. Nixt ah scoop the plates oaff the bunker and heid thro
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae salivatin over oor dinner plates. Lickin oor lips at the thoat
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
@Jamjarim12 Ringer plates Ma Man..... ??(2019) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
bit! I've currently got mair plates than Tony Macaroni's.(2017) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
en wis in a richt riot. Dirty plates aa wye. Ma Ma used tae be aff on page 41
g in amon the bourach o dirty plates and cutlery wis a nightmare. on page 42

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in reply an helpit Vi wi the plates o Aiberdeen Angus steak an th on page 28

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
en came a shower o saucepans, plates, an dishes. E Duchess took no on page 57
an on e Duchess's knee, while plates an dishes crashed aroond 1dwa on page 120

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
oot, tins an bags an jars an plates an cups. “That’s affa fun
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
an tatties an, twa plates o gooseberry crumble. "That c
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
erin on wi the dryin up o the plates, near up tae the oxters in he
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
aunds bit yon man haid muckle plates o
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
we hid fash n chips wi proper plates & aathin', cutlery, the lot. (2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
Lost ma v plates roond the back o peep peeps. (2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
leagues voted to empty bairns plates in England though https://t.c(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ed bread gettin dat tin-an da plates plinkin-" - on page 113
apo da Duchess's knee, while plates an idder lem crashed aroond h on page 125

3 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
lowed a sho'er o cookin pans, plates, an dishes. Th Duchess took n on page 58
oan th Duchess's knee, while plates an dishes crashed roond eetyi on page 123

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
an thin a shour o saucepins, plates, an bouls. The Duchess pyed n on page 59
on the Duchess's knee, whiles plates an dishes crashad aroon it-yi on page 124

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ash tha ootside o tha kips an plates, but ïnside ye'r fu o greed on page 90

1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
er the place, the fancier the plates - some o them A wud be feart(2020) search twitter

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