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Use in varieties of Scots

tastes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12 9.6 17.6 9.9 5.8 10.9 22.1
Number of occurrences3718 11 1 1 1 5
Number of authors28 13 7 1 1 1 5

Occurrences of tastes in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
is a place. It looks, smells, tastes, feels and on page 18

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ph! There's nae accountin for tastes! Sing her 'Turtle Soup' then, on page 44

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an tastes fower times as nice. on page 19
tastes better than braw cos it's loc on page 77

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
h'm downin the fucker. And it tastes gid, likes. In fact, it's pro on page 168

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
bs an at folk clubs an tho ma tastes were aye taewards the blues a on page 70

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it smells an tastes on page 32

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Laura Kyle. Aye but it probly tastes pure mingin, said Charlene. I on page 88

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
tch o swudge! Tak a blade! It tastes pure brilliant!' on page 76
e chocolate and aw. Chocolate tastes even mair braw than cacao bea on page 81
the pictur o the bananae, it tastes o bananae. When ye sook a str on page 118
hen ye sook a skooshberry, it tastes jist exactly jike a Skooshber on page 119

5 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ack o the causey isnae tae aw tastes, but his Phaedra haes the men
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Ken this? Cheese pieces tastes the same in John Knox’s chy
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
a purridge, no' rit it really tastes a' ony'hin' onywye s'A wisnae
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
you don’t know a person’s tastes.”
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
It’s designed fir aa ages, tastes, an levels o unnerstaunin o S
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
A man o very simple tastes on page 15

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
d tone, "Hm! No accountan for tastes! sing her 'Turtle Soup', will on page 102

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
eel – tae fin oot aboot his tastes, his needs, his likins fur pl
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
in in the gairdin’ . Aa the tastes: ‘…the taste o hinney, o
ttlins. It tells o the souns, tastes, sichts an smells o the ferm,
2 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
Aye. All cooked fae scratch. Tastes better than it looks, smoked (2019) search twitter

@d_anderson878 tweeted
It aye tastes better nor it looks. Wi a sup(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ce. Div ye iver wunner fit it tastes like? https://t.co/0nKnF8KrMU(2019) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ae haen yon Lemsip rubbish as tastes like ?? p#ss! Ony suggestions(2016) search twitter
aff yon boats. Liver they say tastes like food at hame! Aye, fit y(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
a is faer too diluted for the tastes o most Northern Isles viewers
1 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
peerie start back an da stuff tastes lik soap tae me noo ?? https:(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t oot, "Hm! Nae accountin fur tastes! Sing hur 'Turtle Soup', wull on page 105

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
t tone, "Hm! Nae acoontin fur tastes! Sing hir 'Turtle Soup', wull on page 106

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Sheuch watter tastes oo finest claret on page 45

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
soos, thair's somethin fur aa tastes. Thair's stirks an kye (some on page 20

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
Treat that tastes lake that soda breid, fresh a
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
innae mix it up wi your lugs (tastes quare an funny if you dae). # (2015) twitter link

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