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Use in varieties of Scots

neither Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words53.6 58 78.5 19.9 5.8 10.9 17.7
Number of occurrences166109 49 2 1 1 4
Number of authors73 50 16 2 1 1 3

Occurrences of neither in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
wirds mean, an, whit's mair, neither dae you!" An the Eaglet bent on page 27

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
irt an be ower wi. Nane o us, neither an untried callan like masel, on page 56

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s me n A gee them wan back - neither on page 58

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The lapdug neither worked nor wanted on page 19

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ommon syntax an lexis that is neither English ir Scots, bit baith. on page 34

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
In touch wi awthing. A world neither guid nor bad. Turnin deasil, on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wha's neither blate nor nesh, on page 65
wirds that maitter, booin tae neither croon nor steeple, tae merk w on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
had tae bear, but feared that neither o thaim wad see oot anither w on page 25
s at this time o year. It wis neither a mercat nor a term day. on page 57

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Since then, neither at the Nethergate nor onywhau on page 78

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
on's in the last ten minutes. Neither dae ah feel like the fairest on page 42
s hardly ma fault, is it? And neither wis the actual cause ae us tw on page 60
However, neither Aldo nor Craig seem tae pey m on page 78
ily record, that is. Although neither wis he a dafty. He could ryme on page 86
jist like a typical cup tie. Neither team wantin tae gee anyhing a on page 105
Also on pages 125, 158, 166, 170, 181, 197, 200
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
sefu. She seemed tae ken that neither greetin nor huffin ever got y on page 35
ddlin the toty wee lassie and neither o them said a word as they st on page 232

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
neither ti bath us, on page 48

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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
We neither wanted meat nor fuel, on page 114

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
obviously dogged school cause neither ae them had bags an Navdeep's on page 116
im first thing this mornin an neither me nor Charlene nor Wully thi on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
But neither he nor onybody else wid tak e on page 35

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
But, neither up nor doon on page 61
And naethin interferin neither on page 89

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ny grees in Scotland fowk wis neither formal educate or steert tae on page 6
Neither leet abuin is the hinmaist wo on page 37

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ize wis naewhaur tae be seen. Neither wis Rab Haa. on page 95

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
lea neither stoor nor kern on page 47

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
ver mind great-granbairns, an neither did Terry fae Brooklyn's. on page 136

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
pete wi a tredsman whae wants neither siller nor kennin on page 43

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
idna snaik awa airly at nicht neither. The boss, Auld Wullie Syme, on page 65

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
in the hinner-end. Neither your tears, nor your girnin, on page 19

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
And be neither sweirt or averse on page 123

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Haudan til neither gowd nor gear; on page 55

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
uithin oot the traces, leavin neither tash nor blain, on page 11
He neither pats my heid nor kicks my ers on page 22

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ules keeked up at the sky but neither the goddess Athena nor Helios on page 51

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
flour dreedlin oot ahint him. Neither did the sodger. He luved the on page 45

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
o his heid, but they made him neither greet nor smile. on page 104

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
oorse a literal question, but neither is the publican bein tellt th on page 72

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Wha'd neither waark nir want..." scraitched on page 66
im fit tae fecht ony mair bit neither o thaim aboot tae gie the ith on page 68

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Joy lauchs nae, neither greets Wae. on page 80

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
her schuil buik but could mak neither heid nor tail o it. It was no on page 37

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
eeky waff back. Thir twa duin neither, jist glowert at him blenk-ee on page 18

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
y unnerwarld Ploútōn, it is neither rocky or gaseous, an is the m
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
gid job at a library. He wiz neither here nor there about books an
tep, nor apologise. Ah’m on neither side for ah hink it’s a pat
2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
but neither o them’s packin which limit
seen. He wisnae on Lexwell an neither wiz Jonjo. There wiz nae moon
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
s law. A feel lik sayin ‘me neither, pal, Scot-eesh!’ But A don
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
They'll seek for neither praise nor blame,
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
moss? Anely in the sense that neither Serbia nor Croatia wants it.
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
they'r sayin isnae valid, an neither is their wey o sayin it.
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
tae me, but. Ma Yorkshireness neither defined nor restrictit me. Ah
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Certainly, neither his licht nor the licht o Sco
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Neither o' them want tae ken me noo'.
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
; nae business being ashamed, neither he hus. It’s no his fault.
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s cunt’s no gien a fuck, so neither ah’m ah. ‘Ye don’t mind
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
atus: Monarchy). And nae flag neither. Nor languages of wir ain." (
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
er said a word aboot that guy neither. Ah’ve felt guilty aboot it
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Me neither. Yae did this last week anaw.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
‘Me neither, baby doll. But dinnae ye wor
r wanderins wur so minor that neither she, nor her parents, wur awa
2 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
uld laird-run system benefits neither communities nor thaim that co
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
she didna think it wis Uighur neither, the ither leid she wad hae e
social terms wi the servants neither. Nae maitter. She wis blithe
Naebody mindit Buddhism neither. Which made it aa the mair ir
neither. “Weill than, can ye gie me
e no fae Turkistan, nor Tibet neither. This is weir, a weir o the s
10 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
h sides o the campaign (mind, neither o
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
erent levels, there haes been neither the time tae formulate, nor t
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
rth Aist. Diddy league stuff. Neither the hie public profile o Cat
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
hurdies the oil o hazel; but neither by priggin nor prayin, by rea
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
and the sneck neither faistened on the yett, nor th
1 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
arrive back thegither – bit neither sits back doon.
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
e the sixteenth century, when neither Scots nor English had a sattl
Sae, what’s the wey forrit? Neither in my bairnheid, nor in the b
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
mon, however. Is the fat that neither ae thum are aware ae the utte
l wey. That bein said, likes. Neither yin ae they two selfish basta
2 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@WeeMowdie Neither'd the horse!(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
RockChick @BuntinRobert It is neither, bit it aint ambiguous. It is(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@katetipton @LibDems Neither Liberal nor Democratic. £25 (2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
Scots isnae a "language" then neither is English gien thit they bai (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
nkin?" "Naw" says Nana. "Weel neither dis he" says ma maw ?? (2021) twitter link
ts gaddin aboot the shops wae neither mask nor faceshield nor lanya(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@SovereignBain neither has the snp! (2021) twitter link
he is defo no the real deal n neither r her snp followers - yous r (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
irs, a wumman's vyce that had neither gentleness nor genteelity in on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
o that!'. But Sandy Tyler wis neither chirpy nor o a myne ti sing h on page 53
d up his studies in Divinity. Neither wis onybody surprised fan he on page 59

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Conrad: Eneuch, eneuch. Neither o ye'll get the use o mah coa on page 40

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
gs awa. Well, let me tell ye, neither o those strategies worked oot on page 58
Although we baith agreed that neither o us wid want tae inflict tha on page 59

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Neither could my husband..." Tamara s on page 75

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
s iss, ye maunna sweir at aa, neither bi hivven, cause att's God's on page 12

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Neither Oki or him hiv a clue.' on page 178

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e no mistake aboot id: id wis neither more nor less than a peeg, an on page 60
tarted sleepan richt away, an neither o e ithers took e least notic on page 72

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
s card an drivin licence) but neither faimily nor kin could be foun on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
aid Chairlie. "Nor Davie Hume neither - he'd hae sent him packin w on page 87
annon or somethin, bit that's neither here nor there. Onywye, aabod on page 88
ae lee - for an order can be neither true nor false. An did he nae on page 91

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
racious acceptance o loss did neither him nor the business onie hai on page 125

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
racious acceptance o loss did neither him nor the business onie hai
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
fae me, an nae walkie talkies neither), an we left him til’t.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
That I will neither write it nur indite
Furthermair, I will neither abuse nor bad use
idna ken mony tunes, bit then neither did the congregation...French
Neither Minnie nor Matty war lat oot
Neither o them hid spukken twa wirds
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an glaiss; nae in the kintra neither. Faith! Coos wis near an enda
n o a tap frae tither – bit neither wad the tossers, dossers an m
n-Og," quo the Sangsters, tho neither Jenny nur Brian hid a clue fa
in – nae affa romantic, bit neither wis condoms, an neither wis t
wis condoms, an neither wis the thocht o spennin a ro
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
im. I didnae ken fit tae say, neither did he nor his mither nor fai
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
evil creatur o Bruntie, which neither helpit the community at large
despite subsequent enquiries, neither the beast nor Erchie were eve
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
he thocht “but nae captured neither”. He tramped ower the pairk
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
telt us their truth. Ye see, neither they, nor their kith nor kin
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
neither ice nor the sun will laist.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ty winna ett sweeties ava. An neither sud ye if ye wint tae
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Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
nae pikter hoose, bit that's neither here nor there. Div ye ging t

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Me neither, bit A'd raither it oan a kil(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
del shop further doon e' road neither. Jist exotic spices selt ayre(2019) search twitter
Widnae dae my piles much guid neither.??(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
t dentily and doucie, And had neither saw nor hammer. Twenty masons (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
im days waitan fur more word. Neither o them sleep or aet much an t on page 38

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
cowld, herd dyke aal day, fur neither as a cat nor a wife haed sheu
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
hetland and Standard English. Neither on page 73

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ae mistake aboot eet: eet was neither mair or less than a pig, an s on page 61

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
icht fur Leonard was there in neither sang nor sound. A jawb at the on page 1

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
neither mair nor less than a pig, an on page 62
"Neither hae I," said the March Hare. on page 70

2 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Neither mair? on page 42

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