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Use in varieties of Scots

impress Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.1 6 9 9.9 5.8 31 0
Number of occurrences2312 6 1 1 3 0
Number of authors19 10 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of impress in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
t's impressive but it doesn't impress him. How he really got here w on page 15

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ke laddies wad say ettlin tae impress. on page 59

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
land, naewhaur else that will impress on page 61

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
then yi might impress. on page 46
That diz impress thi world ower on page 57
an em ready ti impress. on page 114

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s ataw. She made it aw up tae impress Kelly Marie an as an excuse t on page 96

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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
likely he wis just trying tae impress this lot wi a fancy bottle. I
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
” sayed Guzul, “tryin tae impress the lassies, Ah suppose.” S
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
am up wi an ingenious wey tae impress his empress Catherine the Gre
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@alistairdunn tweeted
@shannnnan this meant tae impress me or whit?(2014) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
earnt fae ye Brian... How tae impress... ?? ?? (2023) twitter link

Doric

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
jist tae impress a loon, is gan tae seem minta on page 25

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nivver bin an easy wumman te impress: typical North-east, she's na on page 58

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
h-life an ess is ma chunce te impress. She said she likes te dress on page 56

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
"Ye're e billies att like tae impress fowk wi yer gweed livin wyes, on page 108

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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
o beans. That wisna gaen tae impress her ony.
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@72redz1903 tweeted
oan signing, a boy hungry tae impress for the Euros (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
application in - me C.V. wid impress. on page 69

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
a Solan's bill never fails to impress me. https://t.co/Qn0jBd4z0O(2018) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Stuart's ropey patter micht impress on page 9

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Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
liked tae impress. on page 152

2 matches

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