A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'similar'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
similarOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus18.76043
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 25.6 10 5
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 48.9 9 5
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 25.4 19 16
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
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 28.1 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of similar in Corpus

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Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
th at wark here. Am seen very similar style here fae stoat(2020)
@molach95 @d_anderson878 Similar, but not exactly, and very ha(2020)

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
be no spelled richt) which is similar tae Shatland "helley" - dat
an efter ee such discussion o similar wirds (some at could soond da

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
hical water horse da njuggle (similar to Scotland's kelpie) would w(2019)

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cheeks. At hame he’d a very similar letter tae this yin tellin hi
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ttiejwattie came up wi summin similar and caad it Groundr. But we g(2019)

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
've goat three brithers quite similar. on page 40

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@72redz1903 tweeted
yer. Ryan Christie is perhaps similar and decent but nae in the sam (2020) twitter link
@stephane_ulrich Similar situation in Aberdeen when Bo (2020) twitter link
@jay_mfc Similar situation as yirsel, played f (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the nem o anither dance haw o similar staunin a puckle mile distant on page 26

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
he motion asked that a board, similar tae Bòrd na Gàidhlig, which
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
terms o the soonds bein ower similar in ae dialeck. For example, i
A similar irony's committit wi the wird
2 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
language that was in any way similar tae theirs, despite the fact
ns would regard twanging in a similar way tae Scottish folk listeni
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
an in A New Blend of Scots an similar-like a reinge o words frae 'b
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
It cuid be mair fykie tae win similar human richts for Scots whan s
It cuid be mair fykie tae win similar human richts for Scots......"
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Netherlands an Germany. It's similar tae Dutch an Danish an can be
1 matches

West Central

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
r anybidy thit thinks we look similar, I really dinna see fan on ea
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
ion for a Scots Language Act, similar tae the Gaelic Language Act,
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
strations o the period. While similar societies in England at the t on page 59

1 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
cht? The identity cairds were similar, an thare wis a knowin wee sm
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
dignified when ah’m facin a similar predicament as him.
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Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ah've goat an she's wearin a similar wee strappy tap. Ah've goat a on page 5
. Mah wee pal, Ped, has had a similar talk aff his maw as well. Fuc on page 59

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ehind me, Emma Black, huvin a similar convo aboot last week's antic on page 27
they are the perpetrators of similar violence. I am willing to bet on page 54
your friends will be having a similar chat. Mr McKenzie senior will on page 55

3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah’m faced wae a lassie ay similar age tae me. She’s beautiful
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ies, after all, but something similar.”
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
takin me back tae a thoosand similar times, be it as a wean when m
1 matches

Piondargas, Criostoir , (no publisher recorded 2015) Central, prose
, mibbe stairt pushin tae get similar things for Scots an aw. Gaeli
1 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
' (yogh) representing a sound similar to the 'gn' /ɲ/ in the Frenc on page 17

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
English by its lane. Similar, he cites research cairried o
evel throu Edexcel in London. Similar, wi the want
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Ena Lamont Stewart, in a similar wey, gained popularity wi the
s as a lexical verb in senses similar to ‘deal with’, ‘perfor
2 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tical seistem that wis gey an similar tae whit existit in the UK, w
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
h media micht leuk through at similar developments in inther kintra
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
nspire ithers tae dae sumthin similar. Gin fowk sees the possibilit
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
sh spellin is preferred where similar wurds exist i Scots. Hooaneve
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
re feelin and think aboot a similar moment the twa o ye hae share
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
but A ken ye cuid dae somehin similar fir ma ain toon o Edinburgh a(2019)

@jax6754 tweeted
ge.......even though you said similar 9mins ago! Hee hee! Nicht nic(2015)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
@KnitBikeNom On a similar note, we also did a book haul(2020)

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
ese tapes. ?? ye could create similar(2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
lture. When Billy Jackson did similar in his schuil in Cambuslang, (2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
r, but fer ma wecht. Ah hed a similar experience wi the same ootcom(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
st Dominic Cummings for daein similar. Funny that ??(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
"any port in a storm". I have similar issues to you on that front, (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
on'. Shuir that folk will hae similar stories fae their time at sch (2020) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
orway, surprisingly, we share similar traits... https://t.co/4L6ONK(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
you'd think his sons must be similar built on page 41

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West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

@fairfaaye tweeted
m the Old English ‘tholian’ similar to the Latin ‘tolerare’ fro(2020)

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ritie Leids uised in saime ir similar foarm in twa ir mair states. on page 58

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Thair's affen sumthin similar ye'll hear. on page 49

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