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Use in varieties of Scots

reality Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.8 46.1 31.5 19.9 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences11691 21 2 0 1 1
Number of authors56 39 14 1 1 1

Occurrences of reality in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
nted this desire tae become a reality. Which wis bein burdened by t on page 34

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
s that's aw perception an nae reality. As a linguistic an creative on page 3

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
come 'ae a halt and the only reality, In aw the comers ay the brai on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ot eastern spell, but north's reality. on page 30

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e leave thum, And by the time reality finally decides tae bite they on page 28
y tae numb the bitter pain ae reality. Kennin that wur nuttin maire on page 90
ome yae wae open airms but in reality yur as welcome as Michael Jac on page 125
ur what seem like minutes. In reality though it wis probably only a on page 162
yin dalmatians in the 90's. A reality which is as depressin as it i on page 167

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n the Ms hae jist rin intae a reality check cried the Law o Diminis on page 11
n this wee beuk is the ongaun reality that sae monie fowk that thin on page 13
are jist twa instances o the reality that even athin the waas o ac on page 15
tae ley oot things anent the reality o leevin in this laun, an hou on page 20
fore, makkin siccar that the reality o pouer in Britian ts nivver on page 54
Also on pages 56, 61, 64, 71, 74, 75, 98, 111, 126
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
in reality, eh've kissed meh dreams. on page 54
thi tormentor becomes reality. on page 89
meh reality shows on meh on page 97
When reality kicks in, then it's a on page 111

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ah said, Ah think you need a reality check hen cause Santa's that on page 40

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
In fact, in reality, we turn the real guid qualit on page 118

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
t like ye feel And that keeps reality on page 85
n television, supposed tae be reality on page 101
REALITY. on page 131
Canto Reality Kitchen on page 132

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
nt heed tae this multilingual reality. Even the now, government an on page 9
wey o perceivin an descryvin reality... on page 20

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e, he's closer tae makin it a reality than ah'll ever be. on page 48
'm somehow able tae make it a reality, it'll make me so happy - an on page 49

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
n tryst wi this roch and rich reality wioot ower-critically dingin on page 4

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
airly hae a better idea o the reality. An thon reality is simply th
. An thon reality is simply that aa ower Scotla
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ane haes an acceptance o the reality o life, the wey things is. Lo
yit anither, this time dowie, reality on pairt o Scottish life.
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
intil practical reality.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aunder intae the mony virtual reality steids that’s breirdin an s
In this parallel reality sindry fowk an businesses can
The reality, as is nou ordinar wi the int
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
oric, the aspirations and the reality is apparent in thir plays, un
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
o’er the bit, but which, in reality, husnae workt yince fur me wh
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ith in the abstract an in the reality, in the democracy itsel an in
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
We cannae jist accept this reality. It's time fir chynge, fir st
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Scots isna aboot reality, essence, truth, an ainership
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
catch up wi the cauld, haurd reality. Scots wisnae fower wirds in
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
What micht this mean in reality? Weel, for an instance, it wa
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
kittle itsel intae polietical reality – an unco thocht, I’m shu
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
therefore gies value tae the reality o the language that is actual
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in him back tae the impending reality. ‘Mr Pearce, as I’m sure
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
thocht it would ever become a reality.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
'hunner', shawin no juist the reality o the wey fowk can speak but
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
these things cam tae pass. In reality I wis rubbish at gowf and fit
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
hey live or die. Ah’m intae reality an’ the reality is that we
an’ the reality is that we choobs got robbed
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
Na, ye’ve got tae keep some reality tae the fantasy noo.
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Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
visions o reality just a degree aff
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
the sun wis shinin’ again. Reality check
id been a while since ma last reality check So this wan really gote
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sensory overload; a distorted reality.
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
it o financial disaster becam reality for newskesters an for thae v
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
l no be able tae tell the ful reality o’t until it’s pit tae th
the wark tae mak thir polls a reality come Mey. Labour is gaein tae
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ce began tae be an achievable reality. Even Na voters complimentit
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Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Trump looked like reality
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Robertson, James Dr Wha, (Scottish Poetry Library 2018) Central, poetry
through endless versions o reality?
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Involuntary facin up tae the reality that ma future is that ae bei
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
cess is quickly zapped by the reality that ah’ve no received a si
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
a braw time at Paris! Nou for reality tae hit me haurd in the coupo(2018) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
y" oan MTV comed......whoops! Reality show! xxx(2014) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ualise, process or accept the reality o this. My inner binary OS wa(2020) search twitter
r siccar thon his ony haud on reality.(2020) search twitter
@MissBabington from? Reality? Bairns? Cats? Bathites?(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
again has to be the roughest reality check ever. (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ank tae cooperate. That's the reality o' whit teachers face day in (2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
a statement like this - the reality hits home - good luck guys (2020) twitter link
who is to blame - the stark reality is - covid 2 is as good as o (2020) twitter link
this one - but it could b a reality sooner than we think! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
an wil gin thi morn. Noo thi reality weis eit we coodna afoord tae on page 50

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
ye faced up tae reality - on page 22

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ton's dreams were turned inti reality, an, Wollaston bein Wollaston on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. Fae noo on, it's gaun te bi reality or naethin - face te face or on page 62

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
the narra gauge o his reality. on page 23
in the face o reality on page 26

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
, an all wid change till dull reality-e gress wid be only rustlan i on page 120

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
read strange enough, but the reality left mony a heid shakkin in t
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
seconds he had experienced a reality check as the enormity o the s
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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Put doon floors. Harsh reality. And the wife’s
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Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Bit in reality...I'm nae...naewhy near een!
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
scenario because it’s their reality. In 2016-17, there wis mair t
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
arly a hunnder feet abeen. In reality though he wisna takkin muckle
ye through her hairt again as reality struck her. She gasped wi the
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
fa are hard dane bi. Fan, in reality, they are jist mair privilege
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@72redz1903 tweeted
it’s ah naval gazing fan the reality is that the mix o players is (2022) twitter link
tae success, flounders in the reality o Scottish fitba - oor game (2022) twitter link
tae success, flounders in the reality o Scottish fitba - oor game (2022) twitter link
edent? This is gan tae be the reality and I doubt it will be the la (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
s0 Makes me illnettered maist reality TV is nae for me(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ftir, an we’re back tae the reality o wur compact hire ker. The d
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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
presentan the full linguistic reality o Scotland, gaan beyond accen
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
an aw would chainge tae dull reality - th gress would b' only rus on page 123

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e, an aal wud change tae dull reality - the grass wud bae only rus on page 125

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