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Use in varieties of Scots

success Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30 34.4 25.6 29.8 11.6 0 31
Number of occurrences9667 17 3 2 0 7
Number of authors50 37 7 3 2 1

Occurrences of success in Corpus

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Central

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t ane ploy o the baund met wi success that year: a coach trip til H on page 36

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
y frustratit anent his lack o success wi the opposite sex. In the e on page 33
wis then supposit needit fir success in the various pooer structur on page 35

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
info ae how they're rehaimed success stories. This tells me that e on page 159
s up market. It reeks ae toff success and prosperity. The bar itsel on page 172

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wan o the grand secrets oO ma success. And it costs me naethin. Ah on page 16

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t their personal weel-bein an success depends on unflinchin support on page 17
nt in makkin London the great success it is (as the money-launderin on page 56
able job and I wish you every success.' Syne she pit a twenty pund on page 106

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an undress a dream o success on page 112

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
that Carron wis haein a great success an the ither side were gettin on page 20
hat it seemd tae hae had some success at that pynt. As the days pas on page 34
a pub in the toun an makkin a success o yon forbye, endit up wi a f on page 57
fowk jist kept growin. An his success wis encouragin ithers. The ga on page 85
Sayn, 'Here's success tae the mornin." on page 113
Also on pages 117
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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Forjeskit, whan success on page 77

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The nichtingale wis a muckle success. on page 100

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Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
will guarantee success on page 114

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
coortin. He has conseiderable success wi yung Nelly, wha grees ti b on page 141

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
hame. Conversely, we see the success of Gaelic-medium pre-schuil a on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Speakin anent this new buik's success, the owersetter, Matthew Fitt
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McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Wi sic success. Gin, anomalous,
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
include as faur as possible. Success haes been limitit. In thir da
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
teachin o Gaelic a meisure o success
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e, tho. The muckle industrial success o Glesca brocht a fouth o Eng
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
success.
sen thai micht a hed mair success gin we bene asleip.”
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McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
lanet habitable. A merk o the success o the rebellion’s aim tae s
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
The grant haes proven a braw success seein a guid mix o publicatio
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
pleased wi the success o thon briggin ploy an wi the
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
first o thir wes an espaicial success; the ithers haed a roucher re
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the first sax months. Wi this success at their backs, Mitchell wis
l Stevenson reflects that the success o The Gorbals Story wis maybe
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ts drama ower aw. Their first success, The Guid Sisters (1989), yai
hey biggit on Kemp’s airlie success by mellin landwart dialecks w
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
In fact, success wis tae jouk Playfair, an he
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
quarter o sales growth; mair success in the food-tae-go mercat, da
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
wis born– but withoot much success it has tae be said, at least
ildin confidence, progress an success for aw weans. In spite o this
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Encouraged by ma success, ah go tae dae it again but t
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hoverin oan the periphery ay success.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ebratit twa year o theatrical success in Februar 2008.
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Ri meal wis a big success. A right enjoyed watchin' ma
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
n’ tae College, which wis a success in itsel’! Yin day though A
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
lesses, houiver, wis a bonnie success. By the autumn maist ivery cr
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
gie him some purridge, athoot success. He leukit gey wan, his licht
translate intae reproductive success gin ... The Wanderers, though
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
an it’s shairly a merk o success for onie play tae provoke dis
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
mainstram media. The initial success o the new pro-independence ne
is evidence o this. Gin this success can achieved by offerin a dif
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
The success o the SCOTS projeck lippens o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
would be denying our children success by allowing them to only use
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
. She threapit that she'd won success for the fishermen in key area
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
s royalist troopers. It wis a success fur the Covenanters but sadly
but sadly it wud be thur only success that year. In a maitter o wee

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
n. Three weeks passed withoot success.

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
k tent o the Cabrach, fir its success or failure will echo far oots
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
in in at the experiment here. Success could gie succour tae evoluti
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
n tae pay an unfair fine as a success story.(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
s braw that the play's such a success. And thanks for yo (2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
I fair hope we hae success in the stelment o a Scots lei (2022) twitter link
O POOR to be FREE? So is that SUCCESS? https://t.co/RNrQpKqP4T (2022) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ed many times......with mixed success..........naturally !!!!! If t (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
s tae oan yer tiktok follower success?. Weil deserved. Yer ma favou (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
milk shaks at micht hiv bing success, bit Winnie thocht at ye war on page 16
Ronnie hid nivver hid muckle success wi the weemin. An he wis jist on page 48
t the denners hiv bin a great success. It's mebbe somethin wirth co on page 50

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
noo. Ah've fun the secret te success - a wye te mak masel feel ji on page 73

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Flushed wi Success on page 28
gh. "Or ir they aa a fabulous success?" on page 31
onvenience... fair flushed wi success!" slurred Muggie, flinging ba on page 33
wi'v tried hivna bin a great success, bit aa at cud bi jist aboot on page 35
apers. Onywye, it's bin sic a success at the organisers ir plannin on page 36

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
frae i'press said "We wish ye success. on page 178

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
s ago, an the operation wis a success again. Bit
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Murray, Campbell Dinna Quat, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Success is failure tirned inside oot;
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
t sharn neuk turned oot a big success

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Yestreens blin date wis a success! Ah’m gettin mairriet aat th(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
m confidence - the route tae success (2022) twitter link
ain possession as a route tae success, flounders in the reality o S (2022) twitter link
ain possession as a route tae success, flounders in the reality o S (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
d's eye, wioot hivan a lock o success. on page 20

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Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
nish, Manx achieve tremendous success in reviving their language in
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@peediepuss tweeted
new areas his been a runaway success. Orkney populated aboot 15 ye(2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
language is mair wint tae hae success, whaaras fokk at's subjected on page 9

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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ta cheer dem up but wi little success. Dey hed planned days oot ta
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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
he UlsterScots identity. Thon success affen bes in spite o' clatter on page 13
" o' the Ulster-Scots revival.Success wul bae the bettherment o' th on page 20
e bae gyely important tae the success o' the revival bae biggin a on page 21
orlin Airlan heighlichted the success o' thair exhibition on page 52
priority, an' happily, wus a success. Hooiniver we alloo thon exis on page 54

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