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Use in varieties of Scots

soft Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 15.4 10.6 139.1 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences5330 7 14 0 2 0
Number of authors34 19 6 8 1

Occurrences of soft in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
was disturbin. Scufflin. The soft soond ae flesh an claes in a on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
yere aw soft belly and anybody can jist sp on page 1

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
On moss as soft's a bridal bed, Kicks the dea on page 5

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
o intae the kitchen and huv a soft chuckle tae masel: "Boays wil on page 40
This threat gees me a soft chuckle. "And what um ah gonn on page 146
stares up at me and gees me a Soft whimper. Ah try tae make him on page 158

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
. Ah jab the needle intae the soft flesh an pull. The hing comes on page 2

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
aria' his wey - it wis kinda soft - nae mair nor a gentle wee on page 101

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
then ower him, an landed on a soft stinkin mattress, which smelt on page 21

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
roon hair. Ah've always hud a soft spot fur hur because she's ma on page xiii

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Feather beds are soft,
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
She says in her soft and gentle voice.
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e green gloss paint below, an soft, eggshell emulsion above. Imp
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
settin sun glistenin oan her soft skin. Her luxuriant mousey br
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
Raw meat underwater maybe – soft but made hard coz o pressure.
better than me because it wis soft and would let him in; would l
fae his lug, still furry and soft tae touch between the pads o
annae hae bones, how it feels soft but hard at the same time. An
4 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
nd ankles brushed against the soft leaves ae lady’s mantle, th
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“We will take, please, a soft drink,” sayed the Tibetan,
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
y, but...it gits tae us. It's soft an ah find ah'm jist starin a
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ne. Then she spoke, quiet and soft.
ek bones and eyebrows and the soft flesh of ma mouth and the del
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d confide tae a widden chair. Soft groans come fae him but ah ki
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oaff the telly he lits oot a soft low-pitched bark in response
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
is sleeve’’ ah utter in a soft voice. Before crackin up the
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
@LittleDirtyBird Luv soft ...??. ??(2019) search twitter

@MizLiot tweeted
visible oan my feed whether I soft block or actually block ye. B (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
like that - but aways hud a soft spot fir the spurs n who know (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
seemed tae be surrounded in a soft ferrick o licht, an Andra tho on page 84

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
tae that soft cleft on page 27

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
er face-an she is such a nice soft thing till nurse-an she's suc on page 21
at, ee ken," Alice said wi a soft voice; "They'd hev been no we on page 70

2 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
a smoker's rasp, the soft scuf on page 19

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ream fin the laddie said in a soft voice, “Dinna scream, Jessi
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
he wis sic a hoot. I've aye a soft spotty fir Torry. Lost a load(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
waarm apin his back, an wind soft on his skin on page 79

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
in bed aside him, wis a body soft and warm. on page 52
anither night wrapped in her soft warm airms. on page 57

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
cowld maet, soft on page 9

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
soft-spaekers, on page 11
He wis aalwis soft, that een. on page 34

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Soft cluckeens is the hens settle on page 34
I wish I could dae a soft lacy shaal on page 103

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the soft vulnerabilities on page 147

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hids grand tae hear, soft liltan voices on page 125

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
wis makan the tar on the road soft and if you fund a good bit yo on page 14
Supple and soft on her head on page 141

2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
u've got to watch oot for the soft bits?? (2020) twitter link

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
..”div e sit doon ti pish ya soft c**t”(2020) search twitter
@AidanReilly6 soft!!! Aye am gan ti the boxin #p(2012) search twitter