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Use in varieties of Scots

sharks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.3 2 4.4 0 0 10.3 14.5
Number of occurrences114 3 0 0 1 3
Number of authors10 4 3 1 2

Occurrences of sharks in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Bit, when the tide rises an sharks ir aroond, on page 103

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
as shuin's the tide rises, an sharks are aroun, His vyce taks a tu on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
uth. It's a fish tank full ae sharks and orcas and ma only problem on page 185

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
uldnae've took photies ae the sharks an aw that inside the big tan on page 164

1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
But, when e tide rises an sharks are aroond, on page 100

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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Fishermen. Deils. Ih real sharks o’ ih water.
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
n nae California! He said nae sharks here though! Fit could I say?(2018) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
But, when th tide rises an sharks are aroond, on page 103

1 matches

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
er Ah can find, tae shift tha sharks' gams steeked aroon mac bancs on page 30

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Yit, whin the tide rises an sharks tr aroon, on page 104

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