avoid | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 16.8 | 18.1 | 9.6 | 39.7 | 17.4 | 10.9 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 52 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 40 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e's turned aff his mobile tae avoid it. Ma maw's still textin me on page 49
1 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
in a hurry, juist in time tae avoid shrinkin awa aathegither. on page 19
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
softly mutterin "Wanker". Tae avoid causin another reaction like on page 31
me tae come closer. So's tae avoid any unwanted ears fae listeni on page 32
h thoat it might be wiser tae avoid any soartae communication. Ca on page 192
3 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
, settin yer sichts low micht avoid disappyntment, but willnae ac on page 154
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
It sayz on thi label, avoid alcohol on page 18
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n an on. Maist fowk tried tae avoid gettin the smit by bidin indo on page 96
1 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
the notion that in tryin tae avoid ae moral faut fuils juist end on page 110
an avoid aa the hassle he gets. But he on page 112
ks ony adultery but fails tae avoid the wan thing on page 113
3 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
tae the left jist in time tae avoid bein duntit by it. on page 16
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
wee wan, she's determined tae avoid gettin oan the wrang side o t on page 1
Ah avoid eye contact wi Dante when he on page 20
Ah cannae avoid him. It'll ainlie make fings on page 41
3 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
itive to read, editors should avoid ambiguity, jargon, and vague on page 9
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ps twa at a time, careful tae avoid Mary's wee pile o ash an doup on page 39
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
as possible we are ettlin tae avoid een giein the equivalent Engl
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cey who’s dain his best tae avoid eye contact wae me.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sharp, like he’s tryin tae avoid the issue.
1 matches
Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
. An’ ah wis tryin’ tae avoid the library (fer reasons ah
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
or left, squeezin’ ower tae avoid the bog tae their front.
1 matches
Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
tae avoid aw
tae avoid shared yins.
2 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ad gotten oot o Beatrice. Tae avoid thaim, he gamed wi Falad, whi
1 matches
Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ol had tae cover her nose tae avoid that rank smell. (Back tae th
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
, but it lost, an we need tae avoid makkin the ae mistakes again.
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a jaicket and jumper oaff tae avoid runnin the very real risk ae
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
r your diet. Also, you should avoid too much stress’’
1 matches
@LairnScots tweeted
mous list o 'Scotticisms' tae avoid includit sic words as 'mind' (2019) twitter link
@MizLiot tweeted
actually pretending he is tae avoid getting his erse skelped an s (2021) twitter link
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t amateur fitbaw - a try tae avoid thae no smokin n drinkin stad (2021) twitter link
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
uick leck, joost in time till avoid shrinkan awery till there wis on page 19
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
le he’d been tryin hard tae avoid fin the bullet hut. “Jesus
1 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
eam tae the leather cheir tae avoid cracking, wis, Cwid ye appl(2019) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
nt evening......as long as we avoid the Banchory Brie stuff.....o(2011) search twitter
@fittiecrooners tweeted
orted oot fer Halloween, will avoid a yon Fittie Kids chapping on(2017) search twitter
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an takan the ootside line tae avoid the bollards, shae taks off w on page 86
1 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tak ower, gled tae avoid thir fithers scowl. on page 95
1 matches
@peediepuss tweeted
cry it the chicken shin, tae avoid ony mair huffs and pootsy beh (2021) twitter link
Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
But I can recommend a wye tae avoid bein smitten agaen,” he sai
1 matches
@Julie_Dennison tweeted
yir phone on airplane mode ta avoid contact an basically formin a (2021) twitter link
Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
wus needfu' tae avoid re-inventin the wheel. Quhat on page 28
1 matches
Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
A started tae hae tae avoid particular places. on page 35
1 matches
@HurchinHome tweeted
re here! Definitely tryin tae avoid snecking tha gress!(2020) search twitter