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Use in varieties of Scots

fits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.6 13.4 146.2 9.9 11.6 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences13026 97 1 2 1 3
Number of authors54 21 26 1 2 1 3

Occurrences of fits in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e hid this fit'-you never hid fits, did ye, dearie?" he said tae on page 120

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ad this fit'-ye never had ony fits, did ye, my sweet?' he said t on page 44

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
manage tae fin somethin that fits on page 15

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Fir ocht that fits intae a shiel on page 68

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'It fits!' she skraiched. 'Hooch, aye! on page 9

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
o mine, an A reckon the name fits. They' re jist the kin o fowk on page 17
a feck o fowk the description fits. There's plenty o English fow on page 115
ller. The City o London shair fits the bill as a Temple o Mammon on page 117

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh jist whant a pair that fits on page 66

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
alid, effective, decisive' it fits the man tae a T.) Jack set hi on page 59

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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
ndonians that yon description fits. Tae me Dundee 1s reflective on page 9

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
an be uised onywhaur, ae size fits aa, it's compatible wi the la on page 56

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
fits the glovit haunds on the haft on page 107

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ebody's ever gien me claes as fits. Wi ma cuffs an breek-legs ay
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An frichten lassies intae fits.
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
which the girls collapsed in fits o’ laughter. Callum eventua
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e peace of mind when the face fits the name.”
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ll gied a reading entitled ‘Fits it aa aboot’. This reading
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
k, you can wile him forrit by fits and starts; and the maist con
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Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
chasin on up tae check fits neist aff.
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ep, and a few stressful hissy fits. Salt and pepper squid, stick(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
@BorderIrish Yer braw buik fits jist fine wi the humour o the(2020) search twitter
tune o Wee Willie Winkie. It fits jist fine.(2019) search twitter
@IshbelMcF I ken! Fits aa thon aboot?(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
acket ootside at naebdys fone fits in? Perfec fer pittin a wee b(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@kevmac8 @ajmc1066 one size fits all alan lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
nt fit tae say tae them, and, fits mair they were aye gigglin an on page 124

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Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
e neck, on wi the lid, that's fits nott on page 20

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He's nae trouble - his name fits in gran But jist you tak Grah on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
funny. The only thing aat aye fits ma is ma bloody earrings." on page 70

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
"Fits e Keengdom o God like?" he sp on page 104

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
she hed iss fit'-ee never hed fits, ma dear, A think?" he sade t on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the cats remains an, fits mair I think he his deen us w
he asks, "Fits this"? Weel a tall lad wis lo
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the loon hid taen anither o's fits – an fa cud argie wi thon,
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Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
We ken fit fit fits fit fit, and we love a bozie!
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Tell ma, fit fit fits fit fit!!!!!!!
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Wilson, Heidi and Isla Then and noo, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Keith, prose
But ma mither aften asks fits wrang wi face tae face?
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Mitchell, Kiera Fit why nae?, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Dis she aye really ken fits best?
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ch fur me. I think their name fits it better. It’s got that mo
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
kirk bell rang wee twaul. “Fits at?” shouted Paul he then h
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TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
Fits 'at, ye say thir's better? Sh
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Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
said ma dad? Eh no ah said , fits wrang wi ye is it the dentist
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
acleanpod @originalfm fit fit fits fit fit?(2015) search twitter
itty aboot the boady, fit fit fits fit fit?(2018) search twitter
@AberdeenCC @realDonaldTrump fits at tae dee wi onythin min? ht(2016) search twitter
@DoricDictionary fit fit fits fit fit?(2015) search twitter
previous o’ skelpin’ birds, fits he b’in uptae noo? Spankin’(2018) search twitter
and 7 other occurrences.

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ted new Doric wirdies: loving fits afore ye winna ging bye ye: w(2014) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Fit like ab'dy. Fits abdy uptill iday. I'm heading(2019) search twitter
@fitabootit Nae idea fits in it apart fae a Makers Mark(2019) search twitter
r for at duplication machine. Fits yon caad. Ats it, a photocopi(2019) search twitter
@Tartankiwi1 @Historic_Ally Fits yer snifter o choice?(2019) search twitter
only Sandy Fae Foggie. Wunner fits on I nicht. Micht gi some ith(2019) search twitter
and 16 other occurrences.

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
Orra = dirty and loon = boy. Fits im richt tae ih grunn (2022) twitter link

@72redz1903 tweeted
national polity, new Unions, fits nae tae like - on ye go Cymr (2021) twitter link
ening tae him say ‘Fit like, fits the time’ ?? (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@scottda95388967 Fits at got tae dee with him as a (2020) search twitter
see the hand contact tae Ken fits hoppened.(2020) search twitter
nne_Ro55 @UWCL @GlasgowCityFC Fits gan on soonds waur than bloke(2020) search twitter
i can bring 25 thirsty loons, fits the chances of a free burger (2020) search twitter
Fits the sub rules fur the semis? (2020) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

@cligeey tweeted
@Historic_Ally Fits at aboot eh?(2020) search twitter
et chilli sauce - soo tasty. Fits abidy else having? X https://(2020) search twitter
eftPeggers Beards trimmed ina fits nae ti like(2020) search twitter
Fits yer favourite summer food(2020) search twitter
@watterloony Fits at(2020) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@daleser23 tweeted
uptae date again. Fuck knows fits gan tae happen(2013) search twitter
19 aye i just hina got a clue fits gan tae happen(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Says to barmaid, fits gan on wee the prices o a nip(2016) search twitter
@EveningExpress fits this aboot? A buttery to stop(2016) search twitter
gs buckled wee too many nips! Fits gan on wee folk(2016) search twitter
Fits wee fan ye get auld ye canna (2017) search twitter
the morning is jist repeats! Fits Jeremy Kyle deen on at 5am? U(2017) search twitter
and 9 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
DoricPhrases Finally ah'l ken fits be'in said noo. Fylse hinna a(2019) search twitter
@DoricPhrases Nae sure fits waar, 'e packet tammata soup (2019) search twitter
Fits gan on - Marvin Gaye #change(2019) search twitter
@cligeey Erseholes. Fits wrang wi folk?(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
nicht Ally, ye hid ma wife in fits wi yer actions in aboot ma ac (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Shae sits on the creepie and fits the widden mushroom in the so on page 117

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ok dis fit - ' du never took fits, joy, did du?" he said ta da on page 123

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
o een at fits a history on page 25

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hae this fit? - ee ne'er hae fits, hen, did ee?" hei said tae t on page 120

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ad this fit' - yae niver had fits mae dear, A think?" hae said on page 122

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sinn," he saed. "fer he taks fits an ïs sufferin wile baad. Mo on page 9

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
The waark unnertuk fits wi' the velues o' the Ulster- on page 22

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