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The word 'camera'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cameraOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus16.35432
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 35.5 8 6
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 2
WCE - West Central 17.8 4 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 35.2 7 4
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 19.7 15 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.8 4 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of camera in Corpus

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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
yes I am a camera on page 16

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the camera cums oot an the clickeen star on page 145

1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
Zoom - maest recently wi da camera aff while I emptied an filled
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
am just discovered Dehaze in Camera Raw an it is a game changer (2020) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ave mesel but thanks ?? an me camera's no bad fir juist bein a pho(2021)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he heard his mither-in-law's camera, clickin awa, capturin the sc on page 42
the photie on his new digital camera, "...giein a false impression on page 52

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
onic ringtones an a megapixel camera an video; it flashes an dirls on page 52

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
onny lassie smiling intae the camera. But it wiz the title that te
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e my ambition, wi ma standard camera, wis tae tak a picture o a gl (2021) twitter link

General Northern

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
tae smile for the camera. on page 69

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
camera wi you an you cood hae shown
t up an says. "Oh I did hae a camera wi me, I hid my twa een
t fit a peety I didnae hae my camera.
3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
. This time he didnae hae his camera but he wis flappin aboot wi a
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nd and made ye look intae the camera. He wis gaun tae develop it f
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wi a camera on the end, up yir erse, e wi
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
rd Fuckin unreal, I think the camera catches the impact of that co (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
efter gettin blootered Wi the camera crew. on page 22

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ncy a wee gatecrash n bring a camera psml (2020) twitter link

West Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
Puffins but noo the camera zoomed in oan his face an he on page 17

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cky cause he's dead good wi a camera. He's desperate tae go tae Re on page 169

3 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie O pigs and dugs: what for dae we treat them sae different?, (Mak Forrit 2024) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oxide. Ae pig leuks intae the camera wi a leuk o utter fricht on t
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
a brick though. Dolly's hus a camera an aw that, mine disnae even on page 6

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ma vision narrow doon, lit a camera comin in'ae focus... Click! I on page 3

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
on," said the teacher, "wae a camera crew." on page 114

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
rought her gear Ah notit. Nae camera. Nae tripod. An she wiz headi
adjust the line o sight o ony camera in the burgh withoot a pressi
g an foreshortened aneath the camera, bairn on her hip, tall as a
Her back tae camera, the tall quine smiles thon w
4 matches

Ayrshire

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ switch the camera tae front view
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
r ends there wis an undeemous camera on wheels, and a haill airmy on page 142
d aboot ower the muckle bleck camera gey slaw and awfie carefu in on page 143
ack! Ye're ower close tae the camera! There are dangerous rays com on page 146
d o the room whaur the muckle camera wis staundin. 'Look at me awb on page 149
ms staundin aroond the muckle camera were awready skelpin their to on page 155

8 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
s cyber-ee tae shaw the video camera on the reverse. on page 11

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t seein awthing throu a kin o camera airtit veesion. On the wey a
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
cyber een tae shaw Kat a wee camera on the reverse.
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ma lugphones (!) A moved the camera so youse cuid briefly see the(2020)

@MartinBroon tweeted
Sooo many ba's...camera canny make its mind up...????(2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
mon, ye canna. NAE Friockheim camera shoppie!!(2020)

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
an Ah couldnae believe it. A camera! A Canon an aw, a pure minter
n ee'd bought us this crack'n camera!
Bonnie Banks. Ah took the new camera oot an snapped a few photies,
thoot gettin wet. Ah gote the camera oot an took some photies thro
4 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
dda worls the movin, cowl-eed camera on page 43

1 matches

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