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call Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words68.8 77.6 62.4 59.6 46.5 10.9 57.5
Number of occurrences213146 39 6 8 1 13
Number of authors69 41 16 2 4 1 5

Occurrences of call in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
at, just ask my friends, they call me a social on page 12
. Wire strength or suhin they call it. Ah start exertin mair pre on page 13
d tae be quick. Drastic times call fur drastic measures. on page 28
llion joabs every single day. Call centres, offices, shops, fuck on page 103

4 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tae Big Kenzie n the troops n call in reinforcements. Big Danny on page 17
They call theirsels the YT Burds or the on page 23
himself up. The young wan we call the Roadrunner is aff n runni on page 34
zie n Finnegan later on. They call their class slots 'sessions' on page 36
attacked six other boys, who call themselves the Young Toi, to on page 55

6 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
aywiss feared the cockerel's call on page 17

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
's aw aboot 'Whit time dae ye call this?' an 'Whin're you gettin on page 1

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
but should he call you scalbert low life, dreich on page 36

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ht he suddenly rings us fae a call-box. Tells us hou ti get ti t on page 70

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he watch. Oan aboot the fifth call ah made, we were put in touch on page 17
a new voicemail. And when ah call it back it's fae Justine. She on page 82
e ma surprise it's actually a call fae a landline number which a on page 144
his Thursday mornin ah goat a call fae a private number. At firs on page 156
s boaxer seconds away fae his call. "Caroline filled me in oan h on page 179
Also on pages 181
7 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
winkin red fur a misst call on page 99

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
call on help, on page 10
call yirsels chiefs, well eh wid on page 40
this shite they call rap, on page 45
now that's whut eh call on page 46
now that's whut eh call a disgrace on page 50
Also on pages 53, 63, 69, 70, 78, 89, 90, 98, 102, 104, 108, 111, 112, 113, 120
26 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
were the cry o the raven, the call o the gull an the shriek o th on page 90
That wad call for it next mornin. on page 112

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
react like if she got a phone call askin her tae go up tae see t on page 81
f yi annoy her is fur her tae call yi baldy. She says it tae aw on page 94
call your da fae noo oan, she said on page 98
At least ah don't choose tae call mase Freaky Friday. on page 104
at she wrote, If you want sex call... an she pit doon Iain's mob on page 110
Also on pages 169
12 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ice. 'But that's what you can call me.' on page 8

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Maybe we could call him Stumpy!' Sandra jokes. on page xiii
llin the Clan, as ah like tae call them, tae stick their parties on page 2
ly fur work so we're gaun tae call it a night.' He nods. 'Enjoy on page 14
's whit ah dae. Ah'm gaun tae call Granny. Go wi your gut instin on page 27
n ma spine. Nae wonder people call it the Happiest Place oan Ear on page 36
Also on pages 43, 45, 46, 81
9 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
familiar fire in Scotland; to call such fire, is thought ominous
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
his love of wurds ah used to call him something like a grandiov
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
nomena in the air (which they call Dragons) of a red fiery colou
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
anet. For instance, Bolivians call Mother Earth Pachamama and Ni
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
A tried tae call Lily hame wi a wee bit aiple
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n at her man aboot some phone call she’d overheard him huvin.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Aye, just call me Danny though.’ ah sais,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
it’s a problem I can always call Bill, see if he can send some
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e canvas, sparkled. ‘I’ll call him later on today. With any
the job will be yours, I’ll call you this afternoon once I get
2 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
told, ah’d gie anythin tae call hur it wan last time. She wan
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
w, ah’m a goner already. Ah call the office. Hink oan yer feet
Ah end the call, openin Twitter fur the umpte
Folk call me a hypochondriac, but it’
Ah call the doacter. “Hullae,” ah
Ah call Senga. “That’s me in safe
8 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
you can hope fur is that they call the polis, the worst is that
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
whit ma auld mither used tae call, a bauchle but whit he lacked
he third execution (we didnae call them murders) that they reali
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
replaced. So it wis whit they call a “cut and shut” but no a
e off a bit as we decided tae call it a day. The rods were disma
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
it wance wiz. Progress, they call it. Disrespectful, a call it.
it. Disrespectful, a call it. Neglect. Aye, thiv tried
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s yir early mornin’ alarm call. Forget aboot a snooze button
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
licht oan this gie enigmatic call. A asked a couple o’ the lo
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e wha’d got their marks wid call oot tae ask questions. “Her
“Roger?” someone else wid call. “Hold on, A’ll get tae y
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Unofficial, they may call the Flower,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
me. Ah just wanna be able tae call ma country ma ain country. Mi
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
r, ah received a choked phone-call fae ma da. Ah couldnae hug hi
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
betan firmly. “They won’t call you a liar.”
Next time you come to Delhi, call in at the Ashram first.” Th
“I think you must begin to call me Dada,” he sayed. “Il w
a,” he sayed. “Il won’t call you by any name for a while,
is trouble,” he sayed. “A call to Welfare would have been qu
8 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
hone number an asked her oot. Call me a cynic but ah wisnae surp
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
t he went oan and decided tae call it an early nicht.
1 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
We'll hold the ones we call oor ain and think of those we
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
If that’s what ye want to call it, ah guess ah dae. Ah jist
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Black hacks, that’s whit we call them up the road – hackneys
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
nd People still dain that tae call handlers, people need tae get(2020) search twitter
holiday goers also what i wid call arseholes, plenty of reasons (2020) search twitter
aYousaf Naw, that was what we call the polite word.(2020) search twitter
@jjs999jjs Might as well call me a fud a wis listening tae (2020) search twitter

@Cobradile94 tweeted
enHegemonie2 Okay, just don't call the editor in question an eij(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
the day.. That's yer weather call fae me... :) Oh aye, a bit ch (2023) twitter link
er dugs are wanting oot for a call o' nature, gie' them a map an (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
heart tae....a surprise phone call, a card tae encourage all pri(2015) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
??. A bet they call that wane, Wayne....????????(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
overnment. Mair tae come IMO. Call me cynical! https://t.co/zTWl (2022) twitter link

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
wid hiv been ma furst port of call if the wine fairy hudny stumb(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ea tak yer nummer so they cin call ye if there's a problem.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
hat naebody seems tae ken, we call the kitchen worktop 'the bunk(2020) search twitter
ertMiggins Probably shouldnae call him a fanny Bob. A fanny is a(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
Whit dae ye call a man wi nae dug? Douglas ???(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
insult me (as they aften dae) call me "British" or "Britannique" (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
oin my box in so it's another call to the docs as antibiotics ha (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
) an 'cry' (fir the English, 'call')? Click here tae find oot ma (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
est football league anyway - call it now and save us from the b (2021) twitter link
rence brian - between a defo call off n a dodgy one lol (2020) twitter link
or saturday lol - as for the call offs last night - couple o p (2020) twitter link
lfie taken wae her at the sky call centre at livvy - widnae sto (2020) twitter link
@Foxiola thats 3 call offs so far n it defo should (2020) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
aird if onybody nott a wak-up call.' on page 57

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Conrad: Don't call me Con, ye insubordinate imbe on page 40

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Jist call on me an I'll sen it alang on page 70

5 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
y tae the tap fan Ah felt the call o naitur, an thocht tae unswe on page 12

1 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Aneth the call, clear, still lift on page 74

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Moose's tail; "but why do ee call id sad?" An she kept on puzzl on page 27
"A call id purran, no growlan," sade on page 62
es, half howpan at they would call efter her: e last time she sa on page 72
s an owld Turtle-we used till call him Tortoise-" on page 92
"Call e first witness," sade e King on page 106
Also on pages 110, 111
9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
e chap with me, Mrs Morrison. Call back in half an hour. We’ll
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ure of coorse wis giein him a call.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
r that Jonsar Eck got a phone call ae nicht. It wis
bush she got a call fae nature.(She wis needin a
ocht ten bags an asked me tae call again the next
nowt. That's fan I wid get a call fae the mannie at Sandhole.
wis needed, I wid get anither call tae help oot as he wis
5 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
age maun hae kent thare wis a call-oot an nae doot aw
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ple o inches higher and I’d call ye deed!”
uple o inches lower and I’d call masel Mary!”
2 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
ddy guid mind tae mak a phone call
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
eesidedon @cligeey I'll pit i call oot.(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
@StanCollymore That’s fit we call a racist in these parts (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
nitch. Dinae use this cowboy. Call Shay @Shay2920 #snitch #cowbo(2020) search twitter
@ScotlandNT Call up @Ryanp0rteous_ . Consi nee(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Aye, half one! Efter anither Call. Turns oot it nivir made it o(2020) search twitter
’ but noo am waitin’ fir th call centre operator tae get back (2020) search twitter
ill on hold ten mins efter th call centre operator went tae find(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
ots you'll hear fit'ba' - we call balls 'baas' and our 'maw' ou(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
fer the bairns spikkin it an call oot teachers fer sayin it or (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Weel, this 'hovel', as you call hid - and ah'm happy that hi on page 36
hid - he'd cheust meant tae call her bluff. on page 51
I hid a phone call fae me niece at the Universit on page 58
compensate your - what d'you call it? on page 75

5 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
Stop the car Mervyn (we’ll call him) is faan oot,’ bit she
1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
wid you call them noo? Ragged vanded lad, on page 21

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
"Oh no - we wouldn't call our sister a name like that! on page 35

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
this may seem like a strange call, but our cat Smootie has come
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
petrels, or alamooties as we call dem, still inside da Broch wa(2019) search twitter
de tae hear a particular bird call. My first wagtail o da year f(2014) search twitter
ediepuss I think folk used to call them Grice's Ingins here. Pig(2020) search twitter
@LastWomble It's what we call yellow iris. I think the root(2020) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
n, a cannae trust typetalk! a call tae somebody regarding in an (2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ur here wi me. I sang 'Let me call me sweetheart' in ma heid." \ on page 1

4 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
were slunky and wat, ye might call them a slarry, wet mess, but on page 32
oses o oor yarn the day we'll call him a he, he discovered at an on page 44

2 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah know they'd call mae lazy, on page 5

1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
Friends in Scotland - do you call this weed “Prasher”? (in En(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
ouple of the old timers would call me the 'chirapodie-bodie' wor (2021) twitter link
wee dug oot the back when you call in buddy??????(2020) search twitter
@Ultach1014 Locally we call a pipe a stroop. 'thon bodie (2021) twitter link
@Ultach1014 Locally we call a pipe a stroop. 'thon bodie (2021) search twitter
ouple of the old timers would call me the 'chirapodie-bodie' wor(2021) search twitter

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