A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

fail Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 21.1 18.1 69.6 0 0 0
Number of occurrences6041 12 7 0 0 0
Number of authors35 23 9 4

Occurrences of fail in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'll singe me me, but it canna fail, on page 52

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
neist month an, aye, thae wha fail tae perform will be punished. on page 41

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ootby on the faur side o the fail-dyke. I dinnae want her chowi on page 24
enent the hous, neist tae the fail-dyke roun the wee gairden tha on page 25
fower nowt; an gin he kep the fail-dykes in guid repair, his cra on page 50
es an kail in the beild o the fail-dyke anent the cothous; clipp on page 55
rses. He crept forrit ahint a fail-dyke till he wis hidden by cl on page 59
Also on pages 70
8 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
t o life we maun tent withoot fail. on page 90

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Yae see, it's in oor DNA tae fail, whether it be me or the spid on page 21
red spirits. We baith try and fail time and time again. The stra on page 23

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the yunger menfowk an withoot fail chere wuid be a lot o drink t on page 30
live tae see Davie weaken an fail! on page 88

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
nday that ah'm probly gaunnae fail cause ah cannae mind aw these on page 169

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
am Carnegie, still sweirt tae fail, on page 18

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Could fail tae tame whit nevvir could be on page 14
rongly advise ye we shall not fail, on page 35

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah try and fail tae blink back ma tears. Dant on page 45

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Kate wis gay after she got a fail o a pixie cut. on page 28
t bonded me and Kate. Without fail, she'd lock the car doors whe on page 92

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
fecht ay for jobs and dinna fail on page 21
nation's urge tae shoogle and fail on page 24

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
storm-wind lowns an wastries fail, on page 29
stith, sair hairts by aff-pit fail on page 31
But if, forfochten sair, ye fail tae stey the pace, on page 67

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
will fail afore I submit ti this infamy on page 17

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ye? E'en a lintie's sang maun fail!" on page 50

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t as this, it micht deserr ti fail. Shuirlie in a journal the li on page 4

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
but whit the speugs fail tae devour
For in ma jaunts A seldom fail
2 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
age in the classroom, we will fail tae mak real progress in this
1 matches

Briggs, Susi Diva, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Dumfries and Galloway, poetry
An if I fail tae listen an get drawn intae
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
nly had tae complete ane pass/fail coursework essay on a Scottis
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
wis observed ilka ouk ithoot fail. First cam the heezin o the f
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sien bit his lip. “An if ye fail there?”
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ss in fower subjecks an juist fail in ane (Scots), in thair een
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
nter ever. every year without fail(2014) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
4Arb1320 @STVNews He seems to fail to compute that if we opted o(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Did she fail er test again?" on page 23

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
trizzure in hivvin att winna fail, far nae thief can win near h on page 103
d for ye att yer faith mithna fail, an fan ye come till yersel y on page 117

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Far Verdi an Vivaldi will fail on page 74
Herrin in oatmeal canna fail fir me, da-da-n'''da-da'n'da on page 98

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
It needs but at ye dinna fail on page 7

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ae dislike this day I coodnae fail.
Tae amaze me the wither winna fail.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
An if I fail tae keep these promises
1 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
unniest folk a kane. Yi niver fail tae mak ma laugh wee yir witt
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
n the right-hand side withoot fail.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
@AngelaHaggerty Canna fail tae be embarrassed by some pe (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
elp his colic. He started tae fail and wan night he burnt up wae on page 21

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
we dae hid and spectacularly fail on page 39
, a mission that's doomed tae fail. on page 83

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
men and machines trachle and fail on page 113
As they fail and fail again their young eens to def on page 146

3 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ve got this plan – it canna fail!
1 matches

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