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Use in varieties of Scots

uniform Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.2 15.4 20.8 0 17.4 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4729 13 0 3 1 1
Number of authors32 21 8 1 1 1

Occurrences of uniform in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
A prood young man in uniform, on page 24

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
uish nae landmarks amidst the uniform whiteness but somehow cud sen on page 48

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
they've git a radio n a black uniform, Ad be first oot the fuckin w on page 9
eans wae their primary school uniform on who trailed the streets af on page 38

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Haud that.' an he pusshed hes uniform bunnet intae mah haunds afore on page 27

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ly vomit. If ye kin splat the uniform, that does it. Gie ye peace t on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ressed in an identical school uniform. Which consisted ae a plain b on page 187

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ast few decades: lads whan in uniform that are the heroes o the MSM on page 120

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
her wi her new Renfra Grammar uniform. Awright Pipsqueak, he shoute on page 169

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
s shooder an still weerin hes uniform an boots an here he hid that on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In full dress uniform they foun Thurot, on page 98

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Iron Maiden T-shirt under his uniform. on page 11

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
while, they asked a guaird in uniform if they were in the richt pla on page 62

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
only ever seen me in ma blue uniform. Ah'd wanted our paths tae cr on page 85

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wey! Ye're a disgrace til the uniform ye wore!" on page 65

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ody's wey o life mair an mair uniform: athort kintras, athort tradi on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
But the tin sodger's uniform wis clatty (nae wunner if ye on page 80

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
nds - and why are you not in uniform? Put your hand out immediatel on page 97

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
granwean wha's weirin Lifeboy uniform, juist afore the loun muivit on page 123

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ight walk a German in a black uniform haudin a gun. The horror! Bit on page 47

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
undart then it haes tae hae a uniform form for screivin as well as
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Gilmour, Rosie Uniform, (Scots Hoose 2012) Central, weans
Av goat tae wear a uniform
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
p sais. They’ve aw goat the uniform ay casual leisure troosers an
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
dead busy too, buyin the new uniform and that, and ma granny had n
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
zzy curls and her neat school uniform naebdy wid guess tae look at
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@LairnScots tweeted
I huvnae enough money for yer uniform and books and everything." Cl (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ain me shopping for ma skuill uniform when a wis 5. When the wummin(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
hae passed for a hoosewife's uniform in thon days, Paisley pattern on page 38

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Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ted tae and their dress wis a uniform wi diamond patches. Bit rules on page 27

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
wye towards a loon in a blue uniform wi short ginger hair. He scan on page 73

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
d ower at a chiel in a pollis uniform. 'An you, Chairlie Forbes, ke on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ly,"' says a carer in a green uniform. "There we go now - all done on page 44

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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
upstairs in the bus, me in ma uniform, I could see the lave o them
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
onnie tae be weerin the staff uniform for the Adventurers club: a y
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
o twa bonny laddies in naval uniform. They’d been killed on the
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in his Gordon Highlander’s uniform wi his medals on his breest a
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Kitted oot wi his uniform and big TOS bonnet (Tam o Sha
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e'd better ging an pit on his uniform if he wiz gyan tae face the D
noise fin he made tae get his uniform, so instead he put on the hat
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ose, the blazer, the wee grey uniform an the broon sheen, an on wad
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
whin aa at wance a flunkey in uniform cam runnin oot o da forest - on page 56

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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
uniform. It yae tyme Mrs.Elliot wroch
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
groom stuid tall in his naval uniform. Maisie had niver seen sich s on page 1

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