A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'thoosands'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
thoosandsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus165326
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 2
SHD - Shetland
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
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 137.6 3 1
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 3
WCE - West Central 26.6 6 3
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 36.8 28 12
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of thoosands in Corpus

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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e boy. He kens hunders, if no thoosands o tunes. Thir aa stored in hi on page 48

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Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
up stones in thur hunders and thoosands.
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
tland, is thrang wi hunders o thoosands o Scots spikkers. Thur langua
titled Welsh and English. And thoosands o folk hiv no problem watchan
2 matches

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ise as the man that jist lost thoosands o pounds worth o dental work.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
s on the streets, Cruden haed thoosands o fowk follaein him on Facebo
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General Northern

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
s cooncil house in the Broch, thoosands o miles awa.
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
elebrations in London. Tens o thoosands o oot-o-touners wad be aboot,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
nae place, gaithert thegither thoosands o common fowk in Scotland wi
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ee mairchin camps an wad send thoosands o sodgers north tae fouter ab
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(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
There were thoosands o wimmin queuein tae dance wi on page 83
it wis aaricht cause she got thoosands in compensation an she merrie on page 89

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ower hunner year syne. Wi the thoosands o words acceptit noo as Engli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
n public is concairned, there thoosands, aiblins e'en millions o hame
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
s, hunders o short stories an thoosands o poems an sangs; the'r hale
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
The 22 volumes haes hunders o thoosands o quotes descrivin aw kin kin
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
a flamin motor in reverse fur thoosands and thoosands o mile? Ye coul on page 18
rtensia said. "The door's got thoosands o pointy pikey tackets sticki on page 98

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
suggestit Scott himsel tellt thoosands o 'lees' aboot the skreivin o on page 116

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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
l videos, that telt hunners o thoosands o fowk that whit they had bee
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
lie ower an ower again bi the thoosands o tourists wha are drawn here
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
. Tattooin his been kennt fer thoosands o years an the truth o the ma on page 97

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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
€™at I see afore me, hou mony thoosands o gallons o milk hiv ye gien
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Invaded by thae thoosands chirpin awa in wee short bree on page 25

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General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
oan the brainch, an in their thoosands faw, on page 52

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
hat ah see afore me, how mony thoosands o gallons o milk hae ye gied on page 6

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
thoosands o year syne, fair fantoush in on page 100

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e lang syne there used tae be thoosands o folk warkin in Mr Willie Wo on page 18
ma hauns on. I must hae bocht thoosands o them. Hunners o thoosands o on page 30
ts o Wonka's chocolate works, thoosands o folk had gaithered tae watc on page 63
s. The meedows were filled wi thoosands o yella gowans. on page 75
m-Hodrums. Mind ye, there are thoosands o clivver men that wid gie on on page 171

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
mansion, a room stowed oot wi thoosands on page 3

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
at as a pancake an covered wi thoosands o sheep. You could feel the f on page 120

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
y this gaes on ower hunners o thoosands an millions o year, appearinl
aft. Ower the bygane ten year thoosands o fowk haes pit thair names f
an ilka group haes hunners an thoosands o wee rings intil't. In actua
0 year, some o them hunners o thoosands or even a million or mair yea
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e’s nae heid nor hair o the thoosands o fowk that’s threapit will
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ors afore, nou there war mony thoosands. In phone texts fae freends w
irplin tae the fínish, an wi thoosands still comin ahint us, we coul
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
land; native tae the land for thoosands o years. Yet the film shaws t
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
her taes wis the cockroaches! Thoosands o them swarmin aw ower the da
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
aw the airts wrate hunners o thoosands (aiblins millions) o airticle
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the political year o Glesca. Thoosands took tae the streets tae camp
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
he 'ALMS' ( wee guest hooses) thoosands o feet up!!! They 'waymark' w (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
@elframoagain Thoosands?? (2021) twitter link
further lowers the morale o' thoosands o' fowk already strugglin' ta(2021)

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