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Use in varieties of Scots

abuse Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 15.9 12.1 9.9 17.4 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4531 8 1 3 0 2
Number of authors34 23 7 1 1 2

Occurrences of abuse in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
There's a bellow ae laugher n abuse fae ma pals up a bit. The oth on page 14
in wan ae us. They're shoutin abuse doon the street at me. A take on page 42

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an skelp an belt an hurl abuse...... on page 76

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
somehin cute fur you tae just abuse, on page 26

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
elfish bastard. Of course, ma abuse will need tae be volleyed fae on page 139

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Twenty years o alcohol abuse on page 78
Sort oot yir abuse, execute yir excuse on page 114

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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
ie. They gied her a mouthfu o abuse an went aff. Howivver they ji on page 104

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
this class that's pure child abuse am pure phonin Child Line whe on page 83
tient fae the drug an alcohol abuse unit two buildins doon, an ho on page 153

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ne,' ah say tae Cathy. 'Total abuse.' on page 78

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Jist by giein them dug's abuse. on page 3
Tae stap this dug's abuse on page 27

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
tae skreich abuse, an some fur foolery. on page 112

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
, hooever, chyngin veectims o abuse intae nichtingails an the lik on page 59

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n become ware o: the use (and abuse) of primary sources. Wi an ee on page 130

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
r haund got nae want o verbal abuse frae individuals baith
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
tories tae tell o bullyin and abuse for speakin their mither tong
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Abuse Shoutin' - Finish Doubtin',
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Nusiret gied him a moothfu o abuse in Uighur.
quare. They’d spit an shout abuse. The bairns wad rin efter tha
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Dug’s abuse
gied the wee moose a dug’s abuse. Effin’
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@alistairdunn tweeted
tae watch that shite, al fire abuse at them for 90mins if a want(2017) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
emic) behaviour to the online abuse suffered by male snooker play(2018) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
give it a fuckin bye man. The abuse this guy got isny made accept (2018) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
declined they'd stairt hurlin abuse, includin tellin me hou ugly (2020) search twitter
Wimmin wha love the men wha abuse thum. Ah'll niver unnerstaun (2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
ecidit tae continue, then the abuse fae unionists stertit, aww be (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
graspin that aye, bullying an abuse isnae great, but the historia (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"At's child abuse is at." Joyce turnt ower oan on page 43

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
he tink on the neb an hurrelt abuse at the mutt. But the mutt wid on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
on Jonsar Eck got a fer bit o abuse fae some o his customers.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Furthermair, I will neither abuse nor bad use
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
weed o’t and the moothfae o abuse Mabel hid jist walked awa. â€
e her gairden ava noo for the abuse and ilka mornin her greenie w
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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
There wiz naeb’dy shouting abuse at the polling stations, nae
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@beast_afc tweeted
eep embracin the affectionate abuse ????#bants #standfree #coyr h(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Then hurled abuse at Charlie fae the safety o t on page 12

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Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
/ transphobic / misogynistic abuse an dey'll virtually ignore it(2021) search twitter
da sole purpose o firin dug's abuse at fokk. Kin you imagine if d(2021) search twitter
alect, mainly becis I saa the abuse they were baith gettin fir it(2021) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
nither says he gulders fearfu abuse at ye; anither says he spaes on page 8

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
hingin alangside o hïm yellt abuse at hïm: "Ir ye no tha Messia on page 110

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