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secrets Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 12.6 12 49.7 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4125 8 5 1 0 2
Number of authors26 14 6 3 1 2

Occurrences of secrets in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
iered. He sometimes tellt her secrets when she cam tae see him. But on page 1

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Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he carpet, she can hae aw the secrets she likes,' Bob said. on page 10

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Le Marie, Nicole nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Last Day At East Wemyss, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, poetry
secrets in the silt, roots awe the Le on page 87

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
rry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. She tucked intae a Lunchable on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hat fanny oor their hus maire secrets than the royal faimily. Anywe on page 107

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
proodly, "is wan o the grand secrets oO ma success. And it costs m on page 16
'Ah'm tellin ye trade secrets,' the faither said. 'So dinna on page 19
noo felt gawkit and tirlin wi secrets. 'Ah'm sorry ah speired thae on page 188

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
wid write back an tell ye hes secrets fur gettin big muscles. He lu on page 76

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ill be allooed tae see aw the secrets and magic o ma factory. Then, on page 23
maist precious sweetie-makkin secrets tae - while I'm aye alive.' on page 171

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ser tae me and I will tell ye secrets.' on page 9
'Some o us ken secrets that wid mak yer hair staund on page 10

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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
Wi its secrets frae the Oort Clood or mebbe on page 118

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
rry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. She tucks intae a Lunchable. on page 18

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
ie us the empty silence o oor secrets!" on page 112

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
secrets of the capital's only truly o on page 9

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
y're turnt back, kept fae the secrets. on page 51

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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
It's yin o the UK's best kept secrets that the leid even exists, bu
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Everwan’s gat their secrets.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Fan the secrets o mairriage wis spoken.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
bltidlink. We wadna keep nae secrets fae thee. We wad never mak th
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
this, sir: history keeps its secrets - whigmaleerie, cantrips an on page 57

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
(But keepin oor dirty secrets on page 11

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Na, na. That's ain o wummins' secrets. Men hae there's, tee.'
'Fit secrets dae men hae, Meg?'
ssie kent, fur she tuik their secrets wi her tae the grave.
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Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
ing tae uthers. Yi kane ah ma secrets that a wid niver think in tel
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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
explore the many stories, the secrets the sea has tae tell
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
s wee gems stories, sights an secrets https://t.co/p4ueLZHiUz https(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
and deep my worthliss boady's secrets keep. on page 24

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in the eggs, oot there in the secrets. on page 17

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The time for secrets noo hae passed on page 130
We me own secrets laid bare on page 131

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Crubs hadd secrets. Run waas on page 29

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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
s gien an unnèrstannin o tha secrets o hïs Kïngdom, for A spauk on page 82

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
O the secrets ye let go. on page 50

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