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Isogloss map for 'bugger'
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'bugger' occurrences per year
| Year |
Occurences normalised per million |
Total occurrences |
| 2000 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 2001 |
52.26 |
4 |
| 2002 |
132.38 |
10 |
| 2003 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 2004 |
57.01 |
6 |
| 2005 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 2006 |
104.41 |
9 |
| 2007 |
9.14 |
1 |
| 2008 |
76.35 |
6 |
| 2009 |
24.58 |
2 |
| 2010 |
34.05 |
4 |
| 2011 |
34.44 |
5 |
| 2012 |
0.00 |
0 |
| 2013 |
107.50 |
8 |
| 2014 |
5.55 |
1 |
| 2015 |
38.42 |
5 |
| 2016 |
45.96 |
7 |
| 2017 |
103.13 |
15 |
| 2018 |
25.68 |
2 |
| 2019 |
72.73 |
7 |
| 2020 |
30.44 |
10 |
| 2021 |
31.46 |
14 |
| 2022 |
14.66 |
3 |
| 2023 |
8.03 |
1 |
| 2024 |
30.28 |
2 |
| 2025 |
0.00 |
0 |
'bugger' overall change in the 21st century
Normalised occurrences 2000 to 2012.5:-
36.60
Normalised occurrences 2013.5 to 2025:-
36.86