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The word 'forces'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
forcesOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus144527
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 92.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 15.3 6 4
WCE - West Central 23 5 3
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 1
EDN - Edinburgh 25.1 4 3
GLA - Glasgow 43.4 8 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.7 8 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 36.3 2 1

Occurrences of forces in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
a fa are takkin part in Armed Forces Day events. We are gye bigsie(2016)
tae abidy takin part in Armed Forces Day events in Aberdeen an the(2017)
Happy Armed Forces Day! Thank ye fur yer service(2018)

General Northern

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
backed bi regional an global forces, on page 68

1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Edward brocht his forces (mebbe sae mony as twinty tho
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
re a great strang laddie. The forces needit tae pou back the bow s
1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
O oor sexual market forces: on page 34

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eid wis unner threit frae the forces o 'progress'. My owersettin o on page 5

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
edd the kintrae o the English forces o occupation. It wis illustra
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
la war against British Empire forces an still bide in an independe
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d, they've setten up twa task-forces an were noo blithe tae rejeck
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
e o WW2 thare wis Free Polish forces fechtin in mony theatres o th
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e we're taiglin wi mysterious forces, pet, that we ken naethin abo on page 173

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The equilibrium o cosmic forces - on page 57
Wi full command o ma daurk forces, on page 94
as o divinity he is speakin o forces within us aa - luve or poure on page 102

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
names. An aw the unstoppable forces we're telt the warld is in ho
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n example fer the progressive forces in England, nae maitter their on page 82
k insteid at the support 'oor Forces' need an get. | on page 120
enerals an admirals leave the forces tae sit on the boards o yon c on page 121
owk in Government, the airmed forces, the airms industry, an the b on page 122

4 matches

Edinburgh

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
laundscape bein biggit on the forces that brocht aboot clearance,
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ssed intae the grun by unseen forces. Ayont the fleein beasties, h
Gathering of NATO forces off Korean Coast Denounced:
2 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
’ his hand oan ma bare skin forces a whimper oot ay us, an’ ah
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Sent back hame by market forces on page 88
It hauds yer heid and forces ye roond, mak's ye see, girni on page 127

2 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ly, it’s inevitable. Market forces. That’s whit these cunts ur
eeled charlie bandits? Market forces, man.
ace is hoachin wae it. Market forces man.
t he’s talkin aboot. Market forces man. Let the market decide.
4 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o the tift o whit reactionary forces she coud mebbe caw tae the po
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
h’m always sayin – market forces, man. The market will decide.
1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
anti-clart covers. A special-forces team wis on standby tae wheec on page 21

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
he rest of your party!' David forces a smile. on page 14

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
'Haein seen thon,' Delaney forces through the wrunkled-up wince on page 72

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
and memmers gaein aff tae the forces, Unity got aff tae a shoogly
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
a. At the hinnerend, thir twa forces clasht ower the heid o thair
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
sis disna jist encourage, but forces social interaction. Social in
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
'nae been infiltrated by Dark Forces fae Westminster. Ye'll fund o (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
self-fulfilling prophecy. It forces us tae the left. Self-ID ??. (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ife that oo still need airmed forces and oor awfi lucky that oo he
1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
, or bes memmers o tha Airmed Forces, gin this bes their bidin or
* memmers o tha Airmed Forces;
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