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Use in varieties of Scots

constantly Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 9.3 6 0 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2418 4 0 1 1 0
Number of authors19 13 4 1 1

Occurrences of constantly in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ting her phone back but she's constantly lookin err her shooder in cas on page 31

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
r than a vibe actually, she's constantly statin it as fact. Ah imagine on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ties every other day. THE WHO constantly praisin they'm fur their cond on page 54
fuckin classic. Anywey, he's constantly gittin fucked wae the bookie on page 117

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
thing. She took it ill tae be constantly tellt on page 22

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in particklar at yon time wis constantly on the verge o panic. As ane on page 25

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ma frend is constantly on a diet because she thinks on page 146
ly person ah know that disnae Constantly want tae strangle ma sister, on page 169

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
constantly. on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
observit, bot also spokin and constantly affirmit be Men of Jugement a
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
cer patrolling the corridors, constantly moving its heid every time it
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“Whit aboot Sid, he didnae constantly lee tae ye, did he?” Sid (G
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ggered off. Their canon fired constantly. Fortunately the grund didnae
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@bigandymccoll tweeted
t the Fringe. People flyering constantly. Howsabout Flying Flyerers. ? (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
@Lenniesaurus Aye, constantly telt tae speak "proper Englis (2021) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
hard tae concentrate fin ye'r constantly on yer guard. on page 59

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Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
anna identify wi. Language is constantly evolvin an sae must we.
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
on there is just nae richt. I constantly see @scotsfilmguy moan aboot (2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
oys some delicate indy’s fah constantly worry aboot aye painting Scot (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
"And constantly varying inspiration for artis
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
An yet ee ay constantly stand oan eer heid - on page 45

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