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The word 'damage'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
damageOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.84530
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 2
MNB - Mid Northern B 131 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 32.8 3 1
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 3
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 1
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 2
EDN - Edinburgh 37.6 6 3
GLA - Glasgow 13.7 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of damage in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
could hae a good leuk at the damage. That's whin wae noteeced tha on page 14

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@peediepuss tweeted
ged efter. Dinna see ony bone damage so likly no Otter, and they w(2020)

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t him what I wis said, bit da damage wis dune, an dey wir an atmos on page 73

1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
1 Same here, dir doin so much damage tae the indy movement's credi(2021)

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
te change, pollution, habitat damage, bycatch, rats and stuff. We'(2018)
o inspect and deal wi da wind damage tae my veggies. Poor peas dun(2013)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lant and beware of accidental damage to either yourself or - " on page 37
e rest o the nicht's aa aboot damage limitation. on page 62

2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ee bittie so he could see the damage but seering agony passed thro
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
work tae see if there wiz ony damage. But apart fae the normal bas
1 matches

Mid Northern B

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
an git a better idea fit the damage wis.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Fluid o Valencia in 1957. Sic damage was dane tae baith the Valenc on page 3

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
t is really daein maist o the damage tae the environment is the ha
In order tae mak up for ony damage daen tae the environment that
2 matches

General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
prehendit on a coont o wilful damage. 'We hid tae forcibly pull hi on page 118

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
steen the stick broke an nae damage wis deen tae the ridgers. It
shock fin they seen the damage that hid been deen throo the
Puckles o damage nae a welcome sicht.
Damage deen it's nae a welcome sicht
4 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yone I know. Gan tae dee some damage the nicht #bar(2016)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
canal yards recently. Lot ae damage done. Equipment stolen. Expen on page 1

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
wey, ye micht cuid undae the damage bi crossin yer fingers an tou
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the area - alas has done the damage (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Miss Honey. 'Ye'll dae him a damage, fur sure! Ye'll rive his lug on page 147
Ye could dae them a permanent damage, Miss Trunchbull,' Miss Honey on page 149
nk it could actually dae me a damage? Is that whit ye're thinkin, on page 174

3 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
here are monie examples o the damage that the in-biggit tendency o on page 29

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
that done thi damage. on page 90

1 matches

Edinburgh

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
d up in the hospital wi liver damage, an dinnae expeck us tae be r on page 136

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Ah dinna ken exackly whit the damage wis. Bit we were gaun tae cra
rtainly ruein it noo, bit the damage is duin.”
qbal, “That cud dö a lot o damage!”
Maistly they’re sweir tae damage the merchandise. Quhilk gies
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
fur the room tae inspect the damage. Ah’m ah’m stood there lo
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ce, affrontit: "there's storm damage there, right enough!" An she on page 58
"Whit's the damage?" shoutit the Queen. on page 80

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
caravan could dae some right damage.' on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
bandages and asks how bad the damage is. Ah sigh, finkin o aw the on page 88

2 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
iclike had never wrocht their damage. But my harns say thon’s th
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
his pocket money tae fix the damage. Happy weekend tae awe! X(2015)

@iainnicol tweeted
@AFaulds Whit is the damage?(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
at Granny's Heilin Hame. The damage on the base by some folk tryi (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
he wasnae in the car when the damage was done ?? (2022) twitter link

General Ulster

Mc Donnell, John Joogins, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, prose
m rushin in an luckked at tha damage...then straight oot again...a
1 matches

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