| insteed | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 18.7 | 26.2 | 1.5 | 19.9 | 0 | 51.7 | 4.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 60 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Number of authors | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
he yell's stuck. So I squeak, insteed. Suit nods his heid. Bends ow on page 1
6 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tae dae a deal wae Sotheby's. Insteed ah find oot av goat a watch t on page 18
suits or how we wid say "ken" insteed ae "know". Aye, in their eyes on page 22
still hope left in this world insteed ae the miserable existence th on page 23
cunt? But ah dinnae say that. Insteed, ah jist go: "Sorry tae ask. on page 49
did she listen? Did she fuck. Insteed, aw she done wis hiss at me. on page 59
Also on pages 79, 80, 85, 89, 90, 92, 107, 137, 150, 194, 197
19 matches
Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
iz gaun tae the theatre there insteed o at the Masonic. Ah’m no j
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
cots Spellin Committee, whaur insteed o the Report bein blinndit wi
p tae howk ower the syllables insteed o writin the wirds fluent. A
Sae insteed o the ubiqitous "ei" an "ie"
or uizin "-ie" in Scots aawey insteed o "-y"? 20th Century Scots en
for uizin "-ie" aa the time. Insteed, we uize "-y", tho there are
7 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
peyed me wi a five pound note insteed o the uizual tea an bit breid
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
tit wi the wirds "last/lest": insteed o dingin a fause Scottificati
e in his heid fae the English insteed o lippenin til his native eed
2 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Insteed, A sit on a bench, let oot a
1 matches
Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
She rolls aroond the flair insteed wi her muckle haimster baw
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
owe she daurna open the door. Insteed, she maks for the door o the
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ra struggled ower Cannon Hill insteed; a hud tae stope et ri tap fu
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ait jist efter the grid. They insteed buggered aff, at pace along t
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
wo THREE!” She counted oot. Insteed o’ goin’ straight back sh
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
kin' mibbe ‘es dun it afore Insteed a' askin’ tae be let oot th
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
flat ever since he moved in. Insteed ae littin the place dwell in
fae fryin up masel rid meat. Insteed, fur massel, ah’ve favoured
2 matches
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ok wi you gonna ask fir b'day insteed! ?xxx(2015) search twitter
@annieones tweeted
anither country oor their ain insteed! (2021) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
1066 so u got a reliant robin insteed wae the go faster stripes lol (2020) twitter link
why no go tae a tannin salon insteed lol (2020) twitter link
@cammyrudkin tweeted
ma hand in the bucket o paint insteed o the bucket o witer #wotatit(2012) search twitter
@jamie_ginger tweeted
. am gane the morn efter work insteed #lazyfatgingerprick# in befor(2012) search twitter