| polite | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 16.9 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 19.9 | 46.5 | 10.3 | 22.1 | |
| Number of occurrences | 54 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Number of authors | 32 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
ow, mindin tae try an be mair polite. on page 137
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s when ah decided ah hud been polite fur long enough and ah jist s on page 118
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
awa. She spoke quietlike and polite wioot ony blousterin. on page 65
'That widnae be polite,' the Trunchbull said, wi a s on page 118
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
manners far fae polite on page 7
ti talk polite, now that's whut eh call on page 120
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
good; she jist smiles an bes polite tae her. Ah don't know how yi on page 169
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
lute radge," but she wis ower polite. on page 37
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
d o chyngin ower tae speakin 'polite' whan on the tellie the wey t
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
braltar (should be "delite", "polite", straitjaiket, Straits o Gib
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
v tak a sate," says she, awfu polite, an he sits doun on the sofae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
no feelin sae gart tae speak "polite" thae days. Howanever, maist
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
an blame him? We've been ower polite aboot it for ower lang; dropp
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Mind you be a bit mair fuckin polite tae the Japs! They’ll be he
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
s "ordinary" in the hoose an "polite" in formal situations, shuid
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
utter but tae learn tae speak polite then alang comes Oor Wullie i
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
possible. They’re no aw as polite as that though. Some ay the y
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
lly got them, A wis less than polite an’, A suppose, unprofessio
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
wan o’ the gang. So we wis polite. We lookit at the album. And
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
There wis some polite applause, an she sut doon, dr
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
€™s hoose. The dame was affae polite and wycelike, and joco and co
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
when they haed tae speak in "polite" English. She eikit that mais
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Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
She’ll be polite but see it through;
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
get a grip everyone has been polite and helpful to the best of th(2020) search twitter
aw, that was what we call the polite word.(2020) search twitter
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
defender defo - n thats the polite version lol (2020) twitter link
vie_david crackin laddie n so polite lol (2020) twitter link
tter gash m8 - n thats being polite lol - championship shood b s (2021) twitter link
y ma night noo - n thats the polite version - cheerio n wtf lol (2020) twitter link
e a clue lol - and thats the polite version (2020) twitter link
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s aathin iv ye wint te mix in polite circles." on page 19
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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ean," she sade, tryan till be polite. on page 67
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ie that folks ayways said wis polite an unassumin. Rarely wid she
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
aet the hale packet or are ye polite an leave een or twaa? https:/(2020) search twitter
@cligeey tweeted
@KAZ1903 Ats, polite(2020) search twitter
Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
a refined pudding deserves a polite whisky.
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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
2 du (informal)/you (polite) dee (informal)/you (polite) on page 52
irns, etc.) whaaras you is da polite form fir a singular addressee on page 54
idda siccint person atween da polite singular an plural forms. on page 58
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
tristangrayedi Yun's aboot as polite as I feel lik bein tae him!(2021) search twitter
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ir clear," Alice answer, wile polite, "fur A cannae unnerstan it m on page 43
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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
ugh mae mither she's got very polite, on page 26
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