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Use in varieties of Scots

ideal Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11 12.8 4.8 9.9 11.6 32.8 4.4
Number of occurrences3424 3 1 2 3 1
Number of authors26 18 2 1 2 2 1

Occurrences of ideal in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
three inches isnae exactly ma ideal height." on page 50

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
C Milan tracky on which isnae ideal camouflage. A'm oot ae breath on page 34

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
tae be the staundart ideal on page 17

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
efensive, "I know it's not an ideal situation. But the conditions on page 126

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Wid be ma ideal selection on page 105

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Kyle said tae us, Whit's yir ideal maist romantic date. Widy; me on page 112

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
doun reglar only exists in an ideal warld, whiles ye will only ha on page 44

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
name of thir twa ideals. The ideal o correckness is that pouerfu on page 9

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
modren - warkin taewards an ideal, an no confinin wirsels tae a on page 108

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
me nories o his ain aboot the ideal wey o spellin the leid, an wa on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ti gang afore we win til the ideal, but we’r shuirlie that wee
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
(2) in the broader media. The ideal seetuation is tae be yaisin S
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
For aw that, in an ideal warld, we’d hae saftware ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
se language for the sake o an ideal is easy on the ear. Itherweys
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lues ee git frae the picturs. Ideal fur bairns, bit wi a story wi
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
l-pleased. Raggle had been an ideal maister for the early stages
er fund the medical pairty an ideal spot, unner cover an neist a
on, aareadies held up as the ideal o beauty, especially male bea
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
snae an autocrat, like Trump. Ideal-like, a widnae want Biden in (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
tae conform tae an aesthetic ideal. It's madness. #BeingBritishE(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
nus Love it. You guys are the ideal presenters. Hoots mon(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
's story 'All that Glisters'. ideal fir weans revisin fir Nationa (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ashwilsonauthor in an ideal world ad luve tae see all the (2021) twitter link
usselburgh stop n start isnae ideal a no but mental health n mora (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Oh! So fit div you think ma ideal wecht shid be?" on page 36
onde hair, massive boobs...ma ideal wumman. She', perfeck...absol on page 56

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
0 The Trading Post #Peterhead Ideal paperweights, ornaments or lo(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
e new tae haggis, this is the ideal introduction. Serve wae claps
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
u hae i da sittin room''ll be ideal. I mind foo peerie dat ane wi on page 63

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
@LalaPie Soonds ideal!(2021) search twitter

Southern

The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
ll up Wulton Hill that wad be ideal for community yuis like pipe
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@StuartPoet tweeted
ok of illustrated Scots poems ideal for weans, teachers, mums, da(2020) search twitter
, cold, clear and starry sky. Ideal night for a fire. Cannae bate(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
it's absence. Thon wudnae bae ideal an no the ootcum the penel be on page 32

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