difficult | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 22.5 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 0 | 11.6 | 20.7 | 13.3 | |
Number of occurrences | 72 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Number of authors | 44 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
faurer... It is a hantle mair difficult.' on page 84
1 matches
Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
plain, 'A fun this yin really difficult an A'm no sure if ...' on page 41
2 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
They didnae need onythin else difficult in their lives. But pleisure. on page 1
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
an, aye, it wis difficult, painful an lang, an it gied on page 94
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
day trying to help people in difficult circumstances" he says "And a on page 127
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
lang sentences. She'd made it difficult on purpose and she kent there on page 70
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r estaiblishment it's no that difficult, as - fer them oniwey - Sco on page 25
bide in, makkin it ivver mair difficult fer yung fowk tae get a place on page 91
keep pyntin oot, it's no that difficult tae compare us wi ither sma k on page 134
3 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
businesses, makkin life mair difficult fer his employees wi his medd on page 34
es were findin it increasinly difficult tae catch ither poachers, wha on page 85
2 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e, and the Scots just made it difficult to get my head around the few on page 25
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
eep upright, which wis kind o difficult when ye're attemptin tae fit on page 20
1 matches
Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
id Heehaw. 'It's a sicht mair difficult. I didna want tae come swimmi on page 91
and for a meenit it wis awfie difficult tae mind whit wey wis really on page 127
The fact is this is mair difficult Than I thocht, on page 155
3 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Life wi a stoma is difficult at the best o times. Ma troub on page 5
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ye wi somethin a wee bit mair difficult. on page 14
last trauchle and it is that difficult and dangerous even you wi aw on page 50
2 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s data collection is een mair difficult but we noo hae a wabsteid tha on page 15
It is a bit mair difficult tae retrieve really bizarre s on page 17
2 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ive feature – and sae it is difficult to ken whit wey the phrase ta
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Vowel soonds is a bittie mair difficult, cause the’r a lot o confui
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
Gin there's onythin mair difficult in this day an age than tae l
An it's difficult no tae cam tae the conclusion
2 matches
Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
an it's yin that e'en nou, is difficult tae answer wioot emotion - w
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s very frail, I know it’s difficult but perhaps you should now be
‘It really is difficult to say. . . In some cases may
2 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
‘It maun be gey difficult tae tell whaur ye’re gaun,
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
STV askit iz whether it wus difficult tae scrieve. It wus intense,
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
m no sure how tae stert. It's difficult tae explain.'
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hey partit. “This is a very difficult time for him.”
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e? Israel? The USA? These are difficult questions, that needs tae be
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
efies superlatives, an it’s difficult tae get a haud o the collapse
1 matches
Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
bility tae galvanise in these difficult times wi reports o civilians
1 matches
Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
wan mair year and aye it wis difficult
1 matches
Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ye can guess he wis in for a difficult time.
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
They wur terrible an difficult years in Scottish history whi
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
throne aifter life got a tad difficult when his lords decided they p
Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ye can guess he wis in fur a difficult time.
@g_hibby tweeted
l'... :) The early years were difficult A.. But we always tried tae l (2023) twitter link
@Chazzbat tweeted
ns(!) Why dae they mak is sae difficult tae get medical assistance?! (2020) search twitter
@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ut thinking about it. And how difficult it is oan wan pin. (2022) twitter link
hat's better gorgeous, wasnae difficult? ???? (2022) twitter link
@annieones tweeted
g is footery, means that it's difficult to do. As in, fixing the cloc (2021) twitter link
cles became too lax an it wis difficult tae speak. A knew it wis a po (2021) twitter link
@MizLiot tweeted
F @WeirAlison Noo I ken its difficult fir ye tae grasp, but I didna (2021) twitter link
Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
, bit readin the Doric can be difficult due ti writers nae haein the on page 5
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
conclusion at id wis a awful difficult game indeed. on page 79
1 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
zin at ony one time. It wis a difficult job for a man tae dae, dig gr on page 118
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ort, jist lat me say it wisna difficult ti hide wirsels amang the rui
1 matches
Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
ack corner in case we ask ony difficult questions aboot Erchie's glor
1 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the early mornin light it wis difficult tae trace the spoor, an often
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
fin folk say, "Is it nae affa difficult te write in Doric?" I say, "N
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
tae stairt wi a challenge as difficult as his ane tae mak a differen
1 matches
The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
dding. The trouble is, it’s difficult tae find the perfect venue wi
1 matches
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@CraigLG8 @AbzPodcast Difficult, was McKenna introduced to th (2022) twitter link
first half performance its difficult tae say he got it wrong. We w (2021) twitter link
y....Nae saying youve nae a difficult job, but, jist saying (2020) twitter link
elsewhere that his job became difficult fan Tommy Neilson his no. 2 d (2020) twitter link
@JoanHenry7 tweeted
whisky from the barrels (too difficult to explain). We went down to (2023) twitter link
she's spikkin aboot. Like how difficult is it to understand Aiberden? (2023) twitter link
@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
FeverTreeMixers It was really difficult fur both me and dave tae fin (2018) twitter link
@StuartPoet tweeted
such great news in otherwise difficult times. Magic, gaun yersel! (2020) twitter link
@fairfaaye tweeted
tery object i.e. one which is difficult to handle or operate. Sometim(2020) search twitter
@the_gellick tweeted
" is a wee river; "butt" mair difficult - bit o grund o some kind? (2015) twitter link