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Use in varieties of Scots

diet Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.3 20.7 38.4 49.7 0 10.9 0
Number of occurrences6939 24 5 0 1 0
Number of authors28 17 8 2 1

Occurrences of diet in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
boot us baith adoptin a vegan diet. The thoat ae eatin aw ae tha on page 137

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Evrubdy ah know is on a diet. Ma ma's on a diet, ma gran's on page 135
tae trick me intae failin ma diet. Thir wis nae point arguin wi on page 136
u unnerstaun the concept ae a diet Kirsty, Ah said, Ah don't thi on page 137
drank anythin except a can a Diet Pepsi. It's no even as if she on page 145
Ma frend is constantly on a diet because she thinks she's too on page 146

10 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ter intae the doughnuts. This diet gied him a sair belly and a c on page 3

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
A healthy diet, noo we ken, on page 62

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
"She gied me some diet sheets she thocht micht help
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
An ging ontil a diet o nuts.’
This monkey nut diet,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
ye wad think we aw lived on a diet o chips wi mebbe the odd fish
mony o thaim that eat a puir diet stey in schemes wi nae shops
Tho the tradeetional Scots diet wisna verra varied, it wis ha
wadna want tae gae back tae a diet o skirlie, sheip'sheid broth,
The Scots diet, fur maist o us, is no as bad
5 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Oor hail culture is fatphobic ... an thon’s the real shame, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
“A’ll need tae stert that diet”, or “A’ll can earn thi
it cannae sort it. Januar is diet culture’s Yuletide – a mo
ide – a money avalanche fir diet pills, clesses, an aw the res
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'm lookin for a change o diet.
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ind o a Yes voter is a staple diet o the media, houaniver, there
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e a lang an couthie life. The diet wis healthy eneuch, but it pi
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
an their grip on oor national diet is as ticht as oor arteries e
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Despite Davie’s bad diet and aa the titbits he mooched
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e for three days’ wark on a diet o no muckle mair nor purridge
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e sayed aboot the auld liquid diet
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
a bug, ma nerves or the poor diet. A remember being in Mrs McAd
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
you need to do is alter your diet. Also, you should avoid too m
start this strict new healthy diet.
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
t lockdown, and why I’m on a diet now. Cannae shut the takeaway(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ed it wis doon tae bein fed a diet o' shortbreid and condensed m (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
le a day n thats no bad as my diet is fry ups/ sirloin stakes/fi (2021) twitter link
o needin tae spend mair oan a diet tae get rid oh her pot belly (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ate, an fowk begin ti tak the Diet of Worms, while we sit bowsin on page 57

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
erin er a caramel. "Foo's the diet gaun?" on page 13
r naethin. She's bin oan ilky diet at wis ivver invintit," he sa on page 15
n aroon. "Ere wis the cubbuge diet; yon green tay rip-aff; the l on page 16

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah wis lookin it ess special diet far they deliver aa yer meals on page 70
"Hairy's te aet ess special diet grub an nae extras," said Ale on page 71
"So...fit aboot the diet? An fit aboot yer skweel reun on page 72

6 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
dinna gang tae Brussels on a diet. Belgian maet consists o aa t on page 14

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
yer diet says jist fit it means. on page 152
yer diet says jist fit it means. on page 169

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
d tae get a grip an gang on a diet.” Nou, ’at’s fit got me
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n the flooers fur a cheenge o diet. Bit noo,
s warrant Mrs Scott’s on a diet,” Maisie snappit. “She’
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Ah’m nae siccar yon new diet ma quine has me deein is ony (2018) search twitter
The quine has gotten me on a diet - ah cannae begin tae tell y(2018) search twitter
’m getting affa thin on this diet the quine has me on!(2018) search twitter
Shh! Wifie is on a diet, whilk means ah’m on one too(2018) search twitter
Foo is the #diet gyan? https://t.co/EXxM8ptOBK(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
gregor Looks guid. Is there a diet version.(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 diet....I refuse tae buy bigger br(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The Diet on page 18

2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
t on them and to hell wae the diet!!?????? (2020) twitter link
@jm_stout Help fae diet & lifestyle generally maybe o(2020) search twitter
ut Oh yeah! Yin's a rare fine diet!(2020) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
n, thoughts.... #coronavirus #Diet #Scottish @mikewadejourno @br(2020) search twitter