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Use in varieties of Scots

trains Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 10.3 9 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2720 6 1 0 0 0
Number of authors21 14 6 1

Occurrences of trains in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
he signalman. 'I send aff the trains that cairry them, whiles tae on page 74
'stech themsels intae express trains, bur they dinna ken whit they on page 80

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
h wirds. "Somethin tae dae wi trains?" he asked. Mebbe Mr. Poe wis on page 65

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
than wan o the new tiltin trains on page 11

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ch in the nicht. I mind o the trains, bullerin throu the cornfield on page 47

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
5.00 am heizin, an fower trains for me, but it wes weill wart on page 8

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Great trains pooed intae thi sidins on page 62

3 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Trains approachin?
d ye hae twa-cairiage vintage trains rattlin aroond an aboot the h
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fae freends we war telt aboot trains an buses ower fou up tae cair
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
sick when ah try tae read oan trains. The way ah feel, the best ah
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
neckit by the dirlin o passin trains. Furder: Fife toons, the waff
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
We gied ye tracks for trains tae run
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@jax6754 tweeted
is even checkin oot flights & trains fae Scotland, but too pricey?(2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
s the thocht that whan we hae trains aince mair an nae as monie re(2020) search twitter
Stanhive, forbye there arena trains sooth sicwyes it wad hae tae (2020) search twitter
south from Stone...oh yeah no trains weel Fochabers that for a gem(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
est - as we speak the cars n trains n buses r pourin intae edinbu (2020) 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
fouk needed tae repair a the trains, bit her faither drove them. on page 14

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Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
s play in the causeys and the trains rin on page 111

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
haet skeerie at the thocht o trains lowpin onygaits. "Fousomiver, on page 40

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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
like, imaginin aa the pownie trains laden wi casks makkin thair w
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
hame fae Edinburgh the night. trains are a tae cock efter a derail(2011) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
the wall on illegal wars, or trains that run a wee bit faster fae(2021) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
They also hae big trains doon here. They're aalways on on page 10

1 matches

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