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Use in varieties of Scots

heck Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.4 3.1 7.5 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences146 5 2 1 0 0
Number of authors10 5 2 2 1

Occurrences of heck in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ma businesses - but whit the heck, the big boys were makkin sil on page 30

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an thought whut thi heck. 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
hout intae Wullie's lug. 'Tae heck wi this Wullie, A'm goin tae on page 64

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wha threids the flesh at heck an manger. on page 35

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
gryte main-heck ordinateir at aince gyed the
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
@ScottishLit One heck o a typo that yin.(2016) search twitter

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
could till e peedy door; but, heck! e peedy door wis shut again, on page 19

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the news wis saying. "Och tae heck wi this" He said oot loudly.
answer, far the heck wis the bloomin wifie. Of coo
pecs. He blurts oot. "Fit tae heck I shood jist hae ae pair o
"Fit tae heck is goin on here," said Jonsar
4 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"Heck's sek!" he said, "Ah'm off, p on page 20

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nter tae claim ur prize. 'Oh, heck and Tommy,' says the lass ahi on page 87

1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
m still spagied daday whit da heck (2020) twitter link