A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

suits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16 15.7 21 19.9 17.4 0 8.9
Number of occurrences5231 14 2 3 0 2
Number of authors37 19 11 2 3 2

Occurrences of suits in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
cedes and wears square-lookin suits, usually pin-striped. He's gi on page 37

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ah cannae fin a pair that suits on page 15

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
supportit the status quo that suits their nest-featherin selfinte on page 59
in. The sleekit, profiteerin suits that are aye ettlin tae turn on page 88
Pastiche suits the suits verra weel - it maks siller on page 90
rang. An thon's a notion that suits madmen an megalomaniacs baith on page 100

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
xactly skinny but she totally suits it. on page 138

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
thim ower a chair or pit thir suits up oan tae a hanger. They wir on page 76

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
They had on bricht-reid space suits, complete wi helmets and gogg on page 142
heir cramassie-coloured space suits. on page 143
m-Hodrums are aw wearin space suits! The suits bield them fae the on page 146

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e a perfect gentleman when it suits me, ye ken. But she didnae ge on page 24

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Fur aw they say a pretty face suits the dish-clooth, the green ja on page xvii

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I can bugger-aff whan it suits me, fir a cheenge on page 20
And gin He still exists, as suits Himsel, on page 22

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e is guid at is bein whaur it suits him best ti be. Even gin it w on page 72

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
there is boun tae be ane that suits ilka body. The Calendar gies
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Gilmour, Rosie Ma Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2014) Central, weans
It suits mae tae a tee
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
media. Ah mean the drones in suits, the drones on panels, the dr
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae cloack oot when it fuckin suits ye. You hearin whit ah’m sa
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Aw aye, suits you sir.’ ah sais, like the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ird that speaks Scots whan it suits him, but wi an English accent
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
suits the expectations o
Mibbie that suits ye,
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
intil a social identity which suits the aspirational group we wan
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
trum tae push whitever agenda suits thaim, bit Britain daes hae a
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
richt. Politics is for men in suits, that kens whit’s gaein on,
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Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
min wi mannies in white biler suits werrin goggles an masks, fa t on page 84

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
The suits, black tie, attend the beeria on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e airm o ane o yon dearleukin suits wi the bra shine oan em. on page 30

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e're glaid enuch o her fin it suits ye. Like the day it's your da on page 35

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the Sabbath. At ony rate, it suits ma frien, Fergie, doun tae th on page 24

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e Aiberdeen came oot in white suits an wellies, wi buckets fu o w
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it fitted like a glove. “It suits ye!” This wiz the wifie bac
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s and shields lined the waas. Suits o armour stood as if there wi
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TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
Nae cloased yit bit that suits me fine
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
n in Union Square - fitivver suits yer pairty. https://t.co/wdma(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
dcat in thon funcy pet suntie suits tae Def Con high doe! #Waatch(2018) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
e day a weerin matching shell suits https://t.co/JOEfC6z4pf(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
sed, I seen a bunc of cooncil suits in a funcy restaurant Deen no(2016) search twitter
shop on Schoolhill that sells suits? As needing a fitting for Ber(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We'd deck wirsels in funny suits and fly aff tae the moon. on page 44

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Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
Mitchell on the radio. Boiler suits laggered in … best no tae s
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Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
squad, aa raed an black track suits, an saa whit I took ta be her
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
is headin wir wye. Hit laekly suits wis fine as we can keep clear
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
fondness for long lies, which suits me fine on days lik dis #pish(2014) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Is tha lad that suits them best. on page 35

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@OrangRuth tweeted
ct's Fake Bake. A sati really suits me!(2016) search twitter

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