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Use in varieties of Scots

passage Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.4 15.4 22.4 19.9 46.5 32.8 17.7
Number of occurrences6029 14 2 8 3 4
Number of authors34 19 7 2 4 1 1

Occurrences of passage in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
. I left 1t in ma poke in the passage ootside the clessroom.' She p on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
front ae her wis anither lang passage, an the White Rabbit wis stil on page 10
oor an saw it led intae a wee passage, nae eo bigger than a rat-hol on page 11
passage intae the bonniest gairden ye on page 12
then she walked doon the wee passage: an then-she fun hersel at la on page 75

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
n fand that it led mtae a wee passage, no muckle bigger nor a ratto on page 11
hen she tip-taed doun the wee passage: an then-she fand hersel at l on page 44

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
d agin the waa. The'r aiven a passage intil the Provost's private r on page 26

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the yiss o leid, pairt o this passage wis a key pint o disagreement on page 34

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The nerra passage ti the cave Reeks like the ve on page 16

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e it oot tae be some glorious passage ae life. Where aw yur dreams on page 185

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
as weill as the effecks o the passage o time an the decay o naitur, on page 5

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e gang!' He jinkit across the passage tae a pair o double doors. Th on page 135

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ftir a wee short transitional passage (20-24), Horace gangs oan tae on page 116

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e ma time wi the close readin passage, makin sure ah read every que on page 44

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tation fae John Burel’s The Passage of the Pilgremer (1590). Mais
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
wirds. We could leuk at this passage fae the Tam O'Shanter, that,
nity for takkin the ettle o a passage wrang whan nae differ's made
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
na hae onie warrandice o sauf passage atwein thaim.
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
e A remembered! A see the wee passage, and A’m jist aboot tae go
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, whoopin their wey alang the passage atween the hooses tae dreep t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
somehow suggest that only the passage ay time itsel made them so.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Our passage was very stormy the first two
oard except sea sickness. Our passage was eight weeks and four days
s hoo long Wullie Stirlin’s passage tae America took. There’s n
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
can be braith-takin as in the passage whaur Fiona descrives a chall
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
taen a collection tae pay ma passage tae Holland an safety frae oo

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
loons wad obleege tae gie her passage ower, bit jist is thay war lo on page 98

1 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Yet siccarlie a passage o sheddas. on page 124

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
stewardess an leukit ower the passage. "Joyce! Are you aricht?" | on page 42

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
brittle an discoloured wi the passage o time. An syne Ah'm back in on page 63

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
that's traced its passage in sunshine yalla on page 14

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
d: afore her wis anither long passage, an e White Rabbit wis still on page 10
ound at id led intill a peedy passage, no much beeger than a rat-ho on page 11
then she walked doon e peedie passage: an then-she found hersel at on page 73

4 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
passage an turn richt", said the nurs
hid finally spotted the main passage,
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wis sic a dirdum ootby in the passage
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
e stood in front o some bible passage up on the waa ahin her. I rea
ahin her. I read through the passage while Grunny kept greetin.
2 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hoo minny socks for a passage across on page 103

1 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
are runnan doon thi passage tae thi kitchen, on page 18

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
fore her dey wir anidder lang passage, an dere shö could still mak on page 10
pened da door an fan a peerie passage, no muckle bigger as a rat-ho on page 11
an shö walkit doon da peerie passage: an dan - shö fan hersel at on page 77

4 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
y Claas coat at's hingin i da passage afore Gemma comes roond. on page 32
ackie, set tae an cüst oot a passage troo it, wide anyoch ta tak a on page 92

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta a distant place, bird o passage at he wis. on page 84

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
uund that eet led intae a wee passage, no much bigger than a rat-ho on page 11
then she wandered doon th wee passage: an then - she funnd hursel on page 75

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
furnenst hir wus anither lang passage, an the White Rabbit wus stil on page 10
n fun that it led intae a wee passage, naw much bigger nor a rat-ho on page 11
thin shae waakt doon the wee passage: an thin - shae fun hirsel a on page 76

4 matches

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