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The word 'suggestions'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
suggestionsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.82621
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B 223.7 2 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 4.9 2 2
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 3
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
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 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of suggestions in Corpus

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d you caa dem? If you hae ony suggestions I can ey pass dem on.
1 matches

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
feature tae the site but fit suggestions wid ye like tae gaur for Dori(2014)

Mid Northern B

Stewart, David Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour., (Facebook 2024) Doric, prose
ippie. - Has onybody got ony suggestions?"
. Abiddy started at aince and suggestions flew roon the table. Finally,
2 matches

General Northern

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Whau's gettin' it e'day min? Suggestions? #DoricBanter(2015)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
emedies, a walk! Neen helped. suggestions?(2016)
h as tastes like ?? p#ss! Ony suggestions(2016)

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
er lugs is aye cockit for ony suggestions aboot weys tae forder the lie
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n a chillout - aways open to suggestions mind you (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITIN. on page 169

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
re ye go again, Wullie, makan suggestions athoot thinkan thaim thru.’
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
ent support tae implement its suggestions, provide in-service an resour
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
uadays an there hae even been suggestions that Kenneth wis gey weel-ken on page 14
An it wis mair nor aince that suggestions on page 84

2 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e ancestors, fu o impractical suggestions aboot whit tae dae neist. He
1 matches

General Central

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
nators will provide templates/suggestions for thae staff wha wish tae s on page 6

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e is uised for tae gie search suggestions that’s bettert efter ilka f
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
ail reenge o thochts an their suggestions o onie system chynges thit th
as they staun the noo an onie suggestions aboot hou they cuid wirk mair
There wis suggestions pitten forret tae thit the be
3 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
t the concep. Dae ye hae onie suggestions? The idea o ‘saufin the pla
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
@watsoncomedian @edbookfest! Suggestions welcome! Hee hee! xxx(2014)

@iainnicol tweeted
Ony suggestions fir hou tae vote in the Green(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
ahve naebody tae help me. Ony suggestions? ??(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
info@scotslanguage.com wi yer suggestions. (2019) twitter link

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
o a niche wurd, but a wheen o suggestions tae follae... (2014) twitter link