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The word 'q'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
qOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus82619
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.7 5 5
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 17.3 13 8
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of q in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ive to forty (preferably with q farming background) for fun, on page 52

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fin Mither an Faither biggit q bungalow in Cruden Bay an ret on page 22
o an get yersel doon te B and Q fir anither een." on page 82

2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ke. He jist needs ti look fir q bleezin loon wearin Eau de Sh(2019)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Q. A bide in Whitehills (Fitehi (2020) twitter link

General Northern

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
, and ye can see bi the B and Q doors and the carriage lumps
1 matches

(South) East Central

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
rious, as Mr Gowanlock duntit q cube-shapit paircel doon onta on page 86

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s that wur dain oor ancentors q hunner year ago are the same on page 120

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
for if ye comena p.d.q...
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
aw better mind thair P’s an Q’s acause the Awmichty micht
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
dont think so - and you can q (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
h thought it wis some kinna I.Q test or somethin she wie talk on page 94

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Treble Q
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
itamin QO, vitamin P, vitamin Q, vitamin R, vitamin T, vitami on page 155

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
huv as a wean is gaun tae wan q Daddy's launches. He wis wear on page 76

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ane, it said, "Pretty Polly!" Q was for Queen, we kent aboot on page 120

2 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
at B and Q for muckle clifts o wuid.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
ttish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a Q-Celtic leid. It is closely re
relatit tae the ither modern Q-Celtic - or Goidelic or Gael
nish. Speikers o P-Celtic and Q-Celtic leids dinnae mutually
nnerstaunin atween the modern Q-Celtic leids maunna be makkit
4 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
e.. ??... ?? I'll nip intae B&Q on Monday, see what they have (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
kers and that's wi Joe, Murr, Q and Sal!(2016)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@DrMDempster Q whit is the rule for hoo ye f(2020)
me is unusual enough that ppl q it frae time to time!!!(2020)

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