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Use in varieties of Scots

err Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 13.8 1.6 49.7 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3226 1 5 0 0 0
Number of authors14 11 1 2

Occurrences of err in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
said, in a wee, timid voice, "Err, 'scuse me, sir-" The Rabbit on page 18
irtit, in a low voice, "Well, err, fact is, hen, this here wis on page 77

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
n lads,' ah say, strolling e1 err tae thum. Two ae thum are air on page 9
Wee Paco comes err next. Mo's re-emerged fae the on page 13
hed admirin himself, he comes err an takes a seat. on page 14
lookin fur the phone. Hair aw err the camp, housecoat flappin o on page 17
aight, mibbe aw that sunshine err the last few days has fried y on page 23
Also on pages 26, 30, 31
8 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
what err the quacks may owre prescibe on page 53

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Ah get up ootae bed an double err in agony. The sick's comin oo on page 2
. Gie me freezing cauld bucky err that shite anyday ae the week on page 172
but he's too slow. He doubles err as the tangerine makes contac on page 175

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ak o a verb uses 'to' e.g. to err (is human). on page 45

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An tone improve, lat him no err on page 61

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
sic as the Ulster-influenced err in wirds lik sterr 'stair', o on page 9

1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ike a wrestler gettin slammed err the top ae the ropes. Heid-fi
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
e tuckin intae a rabbit stew. Err
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
etted, shot ten fit intae the err. It burled roon, anen drapped
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
The first o us tae niver err wis, certainty, nae woman.

@raiphsays tweeted
v a wee cuppa tee an am up in err traffic cantrol. :)(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
Err Billy Kay gien ma buik a dunt (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
t o it lodged in ma thrapple. Err's a scrum in ma gut, a strama on page 98

1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
err aal like snooker baals: relig on page 14
Me feet err planted oot the back, on page 36
err planted oot the back. on page 37

3 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tae me you err so fair an true on page 121
The kye err oot is key error oops, on page 135

2 matches

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