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affair Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.7 9.6 16.5 19.9 0 31 13.3
Number of occurrences3819 11 2 0 3 3
Number of authors30 16 8 2 3 1

Occurrences of affair in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hance tae be Involved in this affair, on page 118

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Yer prayers are your affair, ma lass,' said Tam. 'Juist y on page 48

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ine, yir double fucked. Tense affair this n A kin see it on ma boy on page 13
, inconvenienced by the whole affair. Ma maw looks at hur wits' en on page 52

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ance shud be Cotch up in this affair, on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
mah anely suit, a baggy broon affair wha's best days wir i the byg on page 26
Oor waddin wis a quate affair an we nivver invited ony o th on page 32

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
eed that this isnae an aw day affair. 'Ah'll get the sack if ah mi on page 17

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ly oan. It wis a pretty borin affair, ken? Cagey n that. That is u on page 105
It's a blink and yull miss it affair and before ah ken it ah've co on page 160

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Mrs Satan contemplates an affair on page 184

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
The eventual upshot o sic an affair wis easy tae foretell. Ae wey on page 128

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
anither machine, a sma sheeny affair that wis aye gaun phut-phut-p on page 100

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Pairt I: The Kirk o Field Affair, on page 14

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
up. Remember her? She had an affair wi this Italian director an t on page 46

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
at Evans – wiz quite a town affair as ah’m informed but the ju
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Aw ah wanted wis a real love affair, like the kind ah saw oan the
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
eland it wis a multi-national affair. Sodjers frae aw ower Europe

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Historic_Ally It's a gey sair affair.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
a sea shantee, sung aboot thi affair, caad, "Aul Tam Simson." Weel on page 13

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
msel: a bra polished mahogany affair wi bonny brass hunnels. He gi on page 74

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
, wis rebukit bi him ower the affair o mairryin Herodias, his brit on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a it wis gaun te be a private affair - jist faimly an a hanfu o i on page 14
feelin it wis mair o a faimly affair. An like Ah said te Norman's on page 16
ody an it micht bi a rale dry affair - borin aiven." on page 28

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Involved in iss affair, on page 116

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Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
neebor's shawl a mair modest affair, on page 18

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
nner hid bin an unca strained affair. Sally Bruce thocht her man t
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
service. It wis a pretty dour affair wi the meenister up in his wo
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ae get oar the Hernandez love affair - fact is it’s been a ridic (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The highlight o the whole affair's the final Setterday. on page 29

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Hume, Caroline Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hivvin an affair' on page 126

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Involed in this affair, on page 119

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
affair, atweesh Elrig an Philhope fe
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
g ti think ma wifes having an affair wi the parcel delivery driver(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
That sums up this affair. on page 13
A believe that it's a brave affair. on page 35
Anither ponderous affair! on page 54

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