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Use in varieties of Scots

plea Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 7.4 3.2 9.9 0 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences2114 2 1 0 1 3
Number of authors18 13 2 1 1 2

Occurrences of plea in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Pystle Frae Aberbrothock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
ye this pystle, peteition an plea, on page 55

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ssin a heap o siller in a law-plea, and had taen tae drinkin a l on page 6

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Cathy's plea, heartfelt, impassioned, on page 30

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
a, ye'll dee't!" cam Mirren's plea. on page 50

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
he cuid mak a guid mitigation plea. on page 18

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
touched ma hert, this piteous plea.
The Vine-weevils' Plea
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
d wi anither kind o peremptor plea: that Scots is the real an ge
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
phrodite heard Hippomenes’s plea, an luiked doon at the bauchl
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
addles, till at lang last the plea o manheid seemed tae gaun in
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
t efter tynin siller in a law-plea, and haed fair taen tae the d
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
his isna fricht-mongerin or a plea no tae ‘lowp intil the unke
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
here's a wee plea fae me fur aw those lit us a
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Jist mak ae earnest plea an prayer.
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
i gettin his fairins; an the plea disna even stert or neist Wed on page 66

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@72redz1903 tweeted
ither organisations’ - the plea tae a higher force means the (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
rmed BBC Scotland is a simple plea that it better represents the
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
fowre hunner yeir, ma semple plea til the Christian Kirk i Scot
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Yin wean. A plea wi God. A bargain. Yin wean. on page 1

2 matches

Reynolds, Charlie An Appeal frae tha hairt, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
o oor moather tongue. Sae mae plea tae mae weel meanin freens an
1 matches

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