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The word 'target'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
targetOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.23426
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.1 7 5
WCE - West Central 17.8 4 3
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 3.9 3 3
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 30 3 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of target in Corpus

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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Say nutheen - an yir a target. on page 34

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
baest laden wi gear an wis a target joost lik da pör man hed bee on page 116

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Yell mebbe git te yer target ess time, Win." Rosie pattit on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye maun bi near doon te yer target onywye, Mam." Lorna pattit he on page 36

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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e parapet and ended up a real target for him and his mates. She co
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
go wi his thoomb still in the target zone ??(2021)

Mid Northern B

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
. A can hit onything richt on target fae hunred yards aff. One day
1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
narra their sichts till they target for blame on page 26

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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
d been focused on too small a target, for wis the Beast nae someth
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@72redz1903 tweeted
e trying tae gazump oor Norge target - offering mair money. (2022) twitter link
sagree - virtually nithin on target but I would argue we have had (2022) twitter link
nae got the class tae hit the target (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
andit richt in the hert o his target. A gulder went up an Davie wi on page 94

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ue, white an rid rings like a target. An look at the wings. It’s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
The maist important target maun be the adult hamelt Scot
The saicont maist important target maun be the bairns in baith p
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
the dug tae use it as a live target, unfortunately for him he wis
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
the air. It’s gaun way aff target — thur’s nae chance it’
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
hon stigma shuid be the first target tae be dingit doon bi aw thai
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West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ons aboot production roles an target audiences, but ah couldnae co on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Her target wis the Buckfast trade, At he on page 29

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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
no? Ah wis nae langer the ‘target market’ as ye micht say. Or
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Ilk target met!
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Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
hi bridge it Stirling wiz thi target on page 43

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Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
e left, makin’ as perfect a target as ony artillery man could wi
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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e. Alan is a big boy, an easy target for groups like this. However on page 54

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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
r haun fae ay chuckies at the target area.
1 matches

General Central

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
d tae tak wing anely tae be a target for sae-cawed sportsmen.
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@MartinBroon tweeted
they stats right? 0 shots oan target?(2019)

@Chazzbat tweeted
Ah'm no shair Ah'm Estella's target demographic. ?? https://t.co/(2020)

General Ulster

HRConnect Candidate Wittens Beuklet, (Northern Ireland Executive 2025) Ulster, government
sicht team in thair plennin', target on page 8

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
content an' gettin' thaim tae target audiences. The Ulster-Scots c on page 40

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