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Use in varieties of Scots

invitation Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 6.7 9 9.9 17.4 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences2713 6 1 3 2 2
Number of authors17 9 3 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of invitation in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
mn tone, "Fir the Duchess. An invitation fae the Queen tae play croque on page 55

2 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"I accept yer invitation." on page 22

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
you're 'invited' like it's an invitation tae the school prom or summit on page 120
ur wee sister there's an opef invitation at Aldo's" ah tell him. "Numb on page 146

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
e, it creeps aboot withoot an invitation on page 89

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
m jet-bleck letters, wis the invitation itsel - fae Mr Wonka. on page 59

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ut that he wasnae needit. Nae invitation tae the pairty. Hou no? And w on page 17

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
rin thaim tae the twa in mock invitation. Thai lukked back at him wi s on page 18

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e had turnt doon a pantomimed invitation tae coorie intae it wi him ay
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Invitation
Scrieve an invitation tae a celebration. Ye can inc
a mind tae. This could be an invitation tae a by-ordinar moment in hi
3 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
THE INVITATION on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
't? They'll hiv te return the invitation an afore wi ken wirsels, wi'l on page 26
deep breath, takkin Tamara's invitation an my silence as the green li on page 77

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pulled oot a creamy-coloured invitation wi a funcy fluted edge. on page 28

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
lemn tone, "For e Duchess. An Invitation fae e Queen till play croquet on page 53

2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We got wir invitation and I said tae Jock, me man, on page 73

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
lemn-wye, "For da Duchess. An invitation fae da Wheen ta play croquet. on page 56

2 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rows. So I wisna lippenin dis invitation dat cam wi da post-trow:
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
emn tone, "Fur th Duchess. An invitation frae th Queen tae play croque on page 54

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ad tone, "Fur the Duchess. An invitation frae the Queen tae play croqu on page 55

2 matches

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