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The word 'interrupted'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
interruptedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.13318
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 316.5 9 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.1 4 2
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 13.7 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 8 6 5
SEA - South East (Borders) 49.9 4 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 interrupted in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Just guid freends," I interrupted wi a smile, "He's spokken abo on page 50

1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rie smoorikin when Muttontief interrupted wir romance.
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ange e subject," e March Hare interrupted, yawnan. "Ah'm gettan tired o on page 69
"Ah want a clean cup," interrupted e Hatter: "Let's all move wan on page 71
"A never sade A didna!" interrupted Alice. on page 92
ugh aboot lessons," e Gryphon interrupted in a determined tone. "Tell h on page 94
t generally takes some time," interrupted e Gryphon. on page 95
Also on pages 102, 106, 108, 114
9 matches

Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
s an graphs for the week. She interrupted him gentle like, sayin she wi on page 94

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie interrupted much to the consternation o M
1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rtin conversation is abruptly interrupted, however. As Aldo surprises m on page 80
at every step forward is bein interrupted by yit another chalk white dr on page 171
Then ma train ae thoat wis interrupted by a whisperin voice on page 193

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
dnae be worth livin when they interrupted her bingo game, but at least on page 28

1 matches

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
“Talkin o licences,” interrupted Eddie frae ahint the bar, “
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
g then,” I said. But ma dad interrupted.
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Ah never said ah didnae!" interrupted Alice. on page 94

1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
shuggle could possibly be wur interrupted when Jonny tapped him oan the
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ma eavesdroppin is interrupted by Robertson melodramatically
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"I want a clean cup," interrupted the Hatter: "Let's move roun on page 44

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
t tae mak siccar that naebody interrupted it. on page 30

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah interrupted hur wi a haun. Nae offence ta on page 56

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
in, when fortunately his wife interrupted an said "Hey, you, stoap pitt on page 7

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
gings ti kiss her haund he's interrupted by Balfour's on page 35

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e County?" Auld Craig gruffly interrupted. "Aye. At Auld Cumnock." on page 17

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e th subject," th Mairch Hare interrupted, yawnin. "Ah'm gettin muittee on page 71
"Ah want a clean cup," interrupted th Hatter: "let's aw shifty y on page 73
"Ah didnae!" th Mairch Hare interrupted richt awa. on page 112
slates, when th White Rabbit interrupted: "Unimportant, eer Majesty me on page 117

4 matches

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