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vice Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22 23.9 28.8 0 0 21.9 13.3
Number of occurrences6845 18 0 0 2 3
Number of authors26 20 4 1 2

Occurrences of vice in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
rm!' Thare wis swither in his vice an his een war waunnert. on page 23
y am A in the burn?' Archie's vice wis soondin yeukie. on page 24
ter. It wis Trev's kenspeckle vice rowstin tae lat iz ken he wis on page 25

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ae a lee!' A rebat in a fasht vice. on page 59
wey!'A said in a heich-heidit vice athoot kenning whit thay mich on page 63

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
' speirt daft Annie in a lood vice. on page 22

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
er son. Creates plenty rammy. Vice like a foghorn. Never lifts h on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
They had an awfie shoackin vice. on page 26

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ti the Temple o Venus, or vice versa.' I saw heids turnin ne on page 72

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
some ears syne. He hid a braw vice, an tuik pairt in a puckle o on page 4

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Vice-convener: Cathy Peattie MSP on page 2

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
- Ian," said the laddie, his vice sounin gey skeichen, "I'm pho on page 65

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
t!"A said, in a pit-on gallus vice. on page 83

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
omic an Social Resairch (Hon. Vice- on page 8

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
tter the neebor o ae soond an vice versa.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
omin tae the fore. Thon ither vice — gemblin — haes been dui
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, manky cairds grippit like a vice atween the machine rowers.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
yin man sees in wan wummin or vice versy"
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
d Davie. Whiles he yaises the vice o the character in the poem t
d Cold Hearts. In ithers, the vice seems tae be his ain like in
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e canvassed bi e-mail for the Vice-convener an Thesaurer positio
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ifferent. The MEP (Greece) an Vice-Preses o the Inter-group for
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
finnds the same wi the newest vice o the age, textin? I am sauf
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Ay.” he sayed in a quater vice. “Ay. Richt enuch. C’mere
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
n its direction. A'd loast ma vice.
' 'e's burd 'cos A'd loast ma vice.
a wee dug rit yu'v loast yur vice? Even wan as intelligent as a
3 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ice an’ amend your ‘Tally vice,
1 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
He heard a vice shoot oot.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
estaiblishment in general an vice-versa.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
es they hae, the stranger the vice it'll gie START. Vice-convene
it'll gie START. Vice-conveners is Roseanna Cunning
2 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Like a vice aroon’ his chest.
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Whit, the thing smirkit, her vice lik a dram;
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@speyquine Vice at Jane an dae jigsaws dinna (2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
than big John Coffey, so yer vice is nae issue. Once a break th (2021) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wricht Farquhar?" A rowst, ma vice wis a bittie wauchelt. on page 97
quhar wi a wee swither in his vice an wi watshod een. on page 98
ake. A wice, buik lairnt saft vice, fae sic a tousie ticket, whi on page 99

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ophit, Jeremiah cam aboot, 'A vice wis heard in Rama, roarin an on page 8
t Isaiah spak fan he said, "A vice roarin ower e roch cuntra 'Re on page 9
'A vice roarin i the roch cuntra: on page 84
He bawled oot at e tap o his vice, "Fit are ye seekin wi hiz, J on page 86
oon afore him, an in a muckle vice roart oot, "Fit are ye seekin on page 94
Also on pages 96
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ke richt cannie-lik wi a saft vice askin iz whit wis wrang? The
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
Kieran comes in. Ma vice is saft, nae fashed. Aa yer l
Taak aboot him aa e time? His vice is trunge an birsen. He faa
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Boy. Had tae spik wi English vice! https://t.co/V3RdsBzK52(2017) search twitter
can see!’ aat the tap i' yer vice? https://t.co/LuLKdxv28u(2018) search twitter
e on. Ah had tae eese ma posh vice, bit ah let skite a curn #Dor(2018) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ors to the Queen? Mair likely vice versa!(2020) search twitter
@80_mcswan Aye and vice versa as weel!? (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
utive Offaice shud ect es the vice-chairs o' the curn tae embed on page 71

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
e the spanners, an pliers, an vice grips on page 8

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