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Use in varieties of Scots

snail Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.3 11.6 10.4 0 17.4 31 17.7
Number of occurrences4023 7 0 3 3 4
Number of authors20 13 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of snail in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
faster?" said a whitin tae a snail. on page 99
Bit the snail replied "Too faur, too faur!" on page 100

3 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
as a snail on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ter?" said the whitin tae the snail. "There's a porpoise richt ah on page 44

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
voices. Their feet slowed tae snail's pace. Howie was whaur he ex on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
e aft-acceptit fact aboot the snail's on page 69

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A snail maun climb on page 182

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
A Snail Tale on page 96
e cuid see. In his hand wis a snail! The genus Limacinae that the on page 98

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Whenever I see a live snail on a daud o lettuce,' Grannie on page 7

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An siller-glaurin snail; tho ettercaps on page 32

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
kneelin time scouran snail trails on page 112

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Thochts o a Flying Snail on page 62

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Thochts o a Flyin Snail
Tae find a juicy slug or snail."
A couldnae thole a snail for lunch.
wir free o slug, likewise o snail,
4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
things like this change at a snail’s pace – ye certainly win
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
-conscious state ah move at a snail’s pace along the corridor.
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rs tae reply - ffs brian the snail in the magic roondaboot is fa (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oon. The time craaled by it a snail's pace tull, finally, it wis on page 53

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. Big black hans pynt oot the snail's-pace progress o the day, an on page 44
. Big black hans pynt oot the snail's-pace progress o the I nicht on page 49

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
faster?" sade a whitan till a snail. on page 96
But e snail replied "Too far, too far!" a on page 97

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, the breathin wid slaw tae a snail's rate, an stop o a suddenty
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
faster?" said a whiteen tae a snail on page 101
But da snail drew doon his broos an said, on page 102

3 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
faster?" said a whitin tae a snail. on page 99
But th snail replied "Tae far, tae far!" a on page 100

3 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
moarnin face, crahlin lake a snail on page 51

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
faster?" said a whittin tae a snail, on page 100
Yit the snail replied "Too far, too far!" a on page 101

3 matches

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