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Use in varieties of Scots

accept Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.9 26.1 16 19.9 46.5 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences7149 10 2 8 1 1
Number of authors52 35 7 2 6 1 1

Occurrences of accept in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
, win't ah." Bit Alice widnae accept this wioot knowin how auld it on page 25

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
that she wadna cuid manage ti accept or dael wi the chynges. It wi on page 19

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ma wunners tae perform. An A accept nae liability. Richt, Peter, on page 50

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"I accept yer invitation." on page 22

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ye'll accept this bonny thimmle"; an when on page 28

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
in. No keepin. Whit she would accept chainged. Love wasnae saft. I on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
A gesture that ah reluctantly accept. on page 49
cunt still seemed unable tae accept ma gid news and didnae hink t on page 99
ses. Crucially though, if you accept this position, I have been au on page 127

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Wha accept a mystery on page 193

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
the Scottish Government wuid accept a share o it in return fer a on page 145

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
accept them. on page 30
It's hard ti accept, when eh reflect, on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
tae accept your fauts that you should da on page 119

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Accept the life ye made on page 119

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
* Education Scotland will accept an value ony form o communica on page 6

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
yersel! Fur God's sake accept at least on page 112

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
us feel ill at ease tae maun accept that some o the skeeliest Sco on page 4

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Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
the years gang bi and we maun accept the yetts we micht hae taen a on page 5

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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
ae folk's hauns at aw. Gin we accept thit linguistic richts are hu
re human richts, then we maun accept it's the responsibility o the
We cannae jist accept this reality. It's time fir c
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
idicule. Ah fund it haird tae accept. Whit wey would a nation wha
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
an tae realise ah didnae jist accept the existence o the leid, but
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Nae response. Ah accept it and walk oot the main door
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah reluctantly accept the bear hug he’s goat me i
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tin oan. It’s just hard tae accept ah suppose. Ah mean, it wisna
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rlament shuid be egged on tae accept the findins o thair ain Comat
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
s baby is not the one. Please accept our blessing.' He took his pr
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
’ oor identity. We need tae accept that English mediates juist a
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
her awright, she’d huv tae accept it; huv tae reconcile it wae
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
that awbody can lippen on an accept.
t says the UK Government maun accept the threaps o the
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Aince we accept the lessons o the defait o So
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e, I think maist pairties wad accept a wauk-up caw that leaves tha
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ts wad lik tae see Aye voters accept defeat an gang back in their
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
eft monie Americans ready tae accept torture o terror suspects –
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
. Some meenisters refused tae accept he really wis ordained.
this indulgence, refused tae accept it an continued his field pre

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
n wudna hear o it. Nor wud he accept that mony o the losses in Gle

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in silver medal which ah’ll accept wae gratitude. In what is thi
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
and dinnae go blocking me "I accept the antisocialism" I will tak(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
however long it takes us tae accept who we are! X(2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
latioun densitie... fowk maun accept aiblins a compromise (2020) search twitter
tae conceptualise, process or accept the reality o this. My inner (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ton @FionaSturges Or they cud accept ye dinnae want a drink withoo(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
y Ah think ye'll jist hae tae accept that separation actually IS i(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
@Embra1875 If we accept that 'may' means 'might', the (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
alcohol, maist fowk generally accept it and gie ye some respect. T (2021) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
I will accept all the measures of on page 65

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
embarrassmint; an foo te jist accept aathin aat life threw yer wye on page 20

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sposable income. An ye hiv te accept at Ah'v mebbe gat expecktatio on page 19

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
. The people are used tae it, accept it an prepare for it, but eve on page 118

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
faither, Auld Mattha, hid tae accept the fack that he wid hae thre
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
er the waw. “come oot an’ accept yer deith wee loon!” Paul d
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@72redz1903 tweeted
has tae be above reproach. I accept yir point and the case agains (2022) twitter link
AberdeenFC There’s a lot who accept even grudgingly, fit Broon wi (2021) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
sies, is their ony wye ye can accept me & Bert to join the race in(2016) search twitter
ers to sell as a pair bit wid accept single purchase, stale smell (2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
taks twa tae tango bit ah'll accept maist o the blame. on page 31

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"Thay canno right accept whit maan be deun, so thir te on page 99

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
very kindly tae accept dis elegant timmle"; an whin on page 29

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Listen ta me - ~ if you dunna accept da Göd Man's love lik a peer on page 107

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ola. It's nae winder he canna accept dis. "Wir Nicola'll nivver da on page 17
a be dere, bit dey just winna accept at me an Davina is tagidder." on page 21
s foo aften. Shü cood nivver accept at June wis deid, an as her c on page 44

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
micht accept Maebbi or I dunna ken). Conte on page 89

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Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
iddir i da Celtic tide as ta accept at Gaelic spaekkirs as med di
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
d obviously be silly. Whit we accept ithoot tinkin aboot it in a l
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Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@BorisJohnson a cannae accept yer apologies for yer wee sil(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
in that can hannle thïs shud accept it." on page 9

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