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mistak Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.8 8.2 24.1 9.9 46.5 0 0
Number of occurrences4116 16 1 8 0 0
Number of authors25 12 8 1 4

Occurrences of mistak in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
I micht mistak mair muckle details forby. Bu on page 21
r America. An they didna ever mistak the order o their ingang on t on page 58

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
in the wund, bit thare wis no mistak. A did see somethin staunin y on page 58

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
I'll no mak that mistak again. on page 38

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ouzed aa this canniness wis a mistak. Tae chap or no tae chap? It on page 125

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
An Unavoidable Mistak on page 10

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
an his wife dees, he maks the mistak o remairriein, this time til on page 140

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eifically wairns agin the ilk mistak. (The editor tells me at yon on page 56

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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ouzed aa this canniness wis a mistak. Tae chap or no tae chap? It
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s ettlin at shawin this kin o mistak in a character's dialogue the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
huggar meltit wis left oot bi mistak.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
This wes a maist malagrugous mistak. On tuim stamaks
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Ye’re suir ye didnae mistak it fur the lavvy.”
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
haim wis ane at ye micht eith mistak
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
Burness) but they aye mak the mistak o pronouncin the names litera
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
n thit the furst screed wis a mistak an shuid hae raed a Penny(ld.
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Na, A doot ere's some mistak.' on page 77

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
an that's far he made his big mistak." on page 35

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Robertson, W. F. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Fit Een's Ken?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
A mistak, arite, ye canna on page 47

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Wist fear that drove them tae mistak fit's soor on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on Sky TV putton in wis a big mistak, Ye'v bin waatchin ower muckl on page 15
throwe Fobie: in realisin is mistak, he'd set imsel free. His fee on page 78
ks an tryin te mak licht o er mistak. on page 83

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
er him? Na there maun be some mistak. Ah'm ti be pit oot the hoose on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ike - fin Ah bit is thoom bi mistak, he roart oot o im same's ony on page 9

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
jist stertin tae say "There a mistak somegaits-" fan the Queen yok on page 67

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
that we were, we made the big mistak o introducin them ti Angus Mu
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
a fremd adaya tae her an nae mistak. But i the eyn, her hubbie it
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
as luik at ye if ye made the mistak o cuttin ower Northie's grun
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
uik: there wis nae scowth fur mistak. The biggest gamble he'd iver
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in numbers but that wiz a big mistak and some o them must’ve rea
’ve realised jist how big a mistak they’d made in the seconds
2 matches

Orkney

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
y - on me own timeline - be mistak! No wonder none o you saa it.

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
, athoot tryin tae explenn da mistak he wis med. on page 33
ce. Dis time dey could be nae mistak aboot it: hit wis a grice, na on page 63
guid an pat in a white een bi mistak; an if da Wheen wis ta fin oo on page 79

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
oot, so ah'm no makkin da sam mistak again - will du come oot wi on page 40

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
"correct" faase freends is a mistak. Aa dey ir is different wirds on page 107

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
wha im I ta say at dat’s a mistak, caase muckle meanin big is n
very much’? Hit canna be a mistak, caase you canna mak mistaks
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
"correct" false freends is a mistak. Aa dey ir is different wirds

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