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Isogloss map for 'could'
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'could' occurrences per year
Year |
Occurences normalised per million |
Total occurrences |
2000 |
524.75 |
30 |
2001 |
1,097.45 |
84 |
2002 |
888.10 |
67 |
2003 |
568.52 |
85 |
2004 |
674.60 |
71 |
2005 |
764.91 |
52 |
2006 |
719.28 |
62 |
2007 |
411.26 |
38 |
2008 |
623.55 |
49 |
2009 |
663.55 |
54 |
2010 |
834.33 |
98 |
2011 |
337.51 |
49 |
2012 |
814.65 |
109 |
2013 |
510.61 |
38 |
2014 |
1,110.43 |
191 |
2015 |
1,060.38 |
138 |
2016 |
965.15 |
147 |
2017 |
632.56 |
92 |
2018 |
1,027.29 |
80 |
2019 |
1,454.59 |
140 |
2020 |
813.03 |
276 |
2021 |
1,106.11 |
520 |
2022 |
572.36 |
125 |
2023 |
1,116.68 |
109 |
2024 |
900.15 |
13 |
'could' overall change in the 21st century
Normalised occurrences 2000 to 2012:-
669.36
Normalised occurrences 2013 to 2024:-
939.92