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Use in varieties of Scots

plot Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.3 14.1 6 19.9 11.6 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences4028 4 2 2 2 2
Number of authors35 23 4 2 2 2 2

Occurrences of plot in Corpus

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Central

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
God's gairden wes a bonny plot. on page 91

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ma mum seems tae huv lost the plot a bit. Grief'll make ye dae w on page 25

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
ending: he wis filler fur yer plot. on page 72

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
That this haill storyline and plot on page 29

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t an affy lang time tryin tae plot whaur they stairtit: It disna on page 67

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Without losin thi plot or jist on page 39
ti thickin thi plot, on page 85

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ae apologise but she lost the plot an startet screamin at me tha on page 169

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
or planet's but a hert-shaped plot on page 76

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
mean ye want me tae get a wee plot oot at the cemetery an book t on page 64

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
eps cawed oot, "It's a tattie plot! on page 25

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
God's gairden wis a bonny plot. on page 52

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
An wha kens the threids o the plot? on page 35

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
wha thocht 'a Mills and Boon plot had come to life at last'. Na on page 90

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
reids an themes rin throu the plot, the central focus is oan twa on page 87

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
God's gairden wes a bonny plot. on page 91

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
udin Halbert o Sundup. As the plot unfaulds, we laern at Jocky w on page 140

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n daicent fowk tae deith. The plot unfaulds jist like the tickin on page 91

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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, inventin aw but the scatter plot. He unnerstuid that statistic
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
hin awa aboot the play an its plot, preferrin tae speak aboot ho
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
met ower a dram or twelve tae plot the death o’ Glenure. He wi
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Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Ah dinnae mind much o the plot,
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
scrievit early (acause o some plot) an A'm wantin tae write aboo(2019) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
n inglish slightly loosin the plot... Meanwhile, whitshisname’s(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ul him back tae his allotment plot tie or the Men's She'd?(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@RyanMusselburgh the plot thickens - ffs ma pms r buzz (2020) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
a sub-plot in ither's on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
elieve it wis me fa loast the plot," said Joyce, es they steed a on page 42

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
far did we loss i'plot? on page 203

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@beast_afc tweeted
spot fur SWULB. Wid ov lost e plot for at opener(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
a bit. Poor Pete hid lost the plot on page 50

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
her thinks, am clean lost the plot on page 73

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
da brat, 'Na, ta sharg an ta plot wi nae judge an nae jury, dat on page 30

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
cussed on the scenery not the plot :)(2014) search twitter

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
lt us her next flit wis tae a plot wi a view up the Wellogate! T(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
@GerardCarruthe2 There's a plot? Ah KENNT it ??(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
If A cud sell a biggin plot, on page 41

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Tha plot tae get rïd o Jesus on page 106

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