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Use in varieties of Scots

aim Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.4 14.1 15 39.7 5.8 31 17.7
Number of occurrences5028 10 4 1 3 4
Number of authors42 25 8 4 1 2 2

Occurrences of aim in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Hope ye've goat a good aim,' she says wi a smile an goes on page 24

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
. They're scared tae wish an' aim an' graft fur whit they reall on page

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
o Greek; in aa humilitie, ma aim hes been tae shaw the same fu on page vii

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
we lose sicht o whit the real aim is. It's no jist aboot brakki on page 33

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
hm no wastin good Bucky so ah aim fur his baws again wi the tan on page 175

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
nciples for governance wi the aim tae uphaud language diversity on page 18

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
steadied his femmels an took aim. It landit richt in the hert on page 94

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e climb this hill will be wir aim, An celebrate by next Beltane on page 40

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
i wir modren language? Is wir aim tae empooer Scots spikkers an on page 108

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
d thi Lugars, thay langed tae aim at ma hied. on page 76

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
“The principal aim o SCOTLANG is tae help estaib
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ochttheless) precisely wi the aim of signallin their ain social
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McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
e success o the rebellion’s aim tae shock us oot o “busines
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
yin ae them wae a guid enough aim!
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fowk agin it jalouse the true aim o the estates is tae hae nae
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah kin quite comfortably take aim and land the vessels ay dribb
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
king sae much that A couldnae aim properly. A decided tae rest
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
rough oor ranks. They had tae aim straight at us, sae mony ba
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
men ayweys seems tae wint tae aim for the heid,” he sayed, in
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
herts an’ souls, but simply aim tae suck us dry and bleed oor
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
haur independence is a common aim, the braid range o left opini
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ah reach across the couch and aim ay punch at ‘is bicep. —I
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
onds’ come fae? (And if the aim is tae threap that, ‘This i
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@jax6754 tweeted
afe journey hame?....A always aim tae get penultimate bus hame (2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
i yersel.. dis it matter: the aim is tae address the current so(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
r signatures - surely we can aim fir that in this digital age. (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Lairners could perform their aim Scots poem an film it! #Scots (2019) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
e weis getten gassed eit this aim tyme, "Boy's a ken fit lyke a on page 9
lood Tyde an thi win gan this aim wuiy, et maid yer lyne's stre on page 46
er aat?" An we said, eit this aim tyme, "No far ar weh?" Baggy on page 47

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah aim te please," said Ronnie, stai on page 59

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the bow an arra hid got his aim richt and, hid hit the twa o
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
He tuik careful aim an fired atween Daisy's een.
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
dna think a wid hae the richt aim masel. A wis jist efter
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Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
loaded up ma pluffer and took aim. I shot a pea right at him an
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
y i' us tae pass oor exams an aim heich xx(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
doon. As Harper always says, aim for the keeper, chunces are y (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
times, tae shoot hid bit his aim wisna aal that true. on page 16

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ws aer openan, I see them tak aim on page 142

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
But Ronnie Aim wid buy a go wae a Frys Choco on page 45

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Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
fae the truth. As always, we aim tae promote cultural diversit
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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
nquantified. Dat bein dat, da aim o dis project is tae mak a co on page 10

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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
aim wi ma elestic band weill stre
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ingering tae back hyme was ma aim! After travellin up and doon (2020) search twitter
eme_Berry My bad, ma thumb’s aim is pished due tae many drams!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Some mairchers aim for dignity on page 31

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
harnish on, Frank cried oot, "Aim aff, noo'. on page 5
no goat's toe in thaim claes, Aim tellin ye. Yell hae tae fecht on page 19
gless doon fornenst Davie's. "Aim nae guid at tha dancin, mine, on page 23

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