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The word 'interrupt'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
interruptOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.21714
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 8 6 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
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 interrupt in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Peter .... Mam tried ta interrupt. on page 19

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e, hingan her heid. "Ah wilna interrupt ee again. Ah suppose there ma on page 71

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
easier jist te listen than te interrupt. You cud spik fir Scotland, D on page 85

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
nae kick fuck oot the door an interrupt them wankin ower yer charge s on page 1

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
lla, stop greetin. Ye hiv tae interrupt the weddin. True love is at s on page 87

1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
thir'll be naebdy tae come an interrupt East Enders halfway through t on page 169

1 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
butler burst in tae interrupt his dwam, interrogatin the st on page 9

1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a few loud bangs at the door interrupt us. Swingin the door open ahâ
1 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
til thay interrupt thamsels tae jine in clappin on page 53

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
sorry," said Alison, "T'll no interrupt ye again. I daur say there mi on page 44

1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Dinnae interrupt, Grannie,' said Mrs Baffie. on page 39
r said tae her, 'we shouldnae interrupt Mr Wonka.' on page 82
'Dinnae interrupt!' said Mr Wonka. "The wawpape on page 118

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
n she's no wantin onybody tae interrupt her. Sae I'm jist staunin the on page 35

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Dinna interrupt me in the middle o a sentence on page 38

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ie said naethin, sae he didna interrupt the pots; and syne in a glisk on page 116

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
id gie humble lik; "Ah wunnae interrupt ee agin. Ah suppose there mic on page 73

1 matches

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