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The word 'apologies'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
apologiesOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.92218
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.3 6 6
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 8 6 5
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of apologies 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.

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
(Apologies tae Bob Dylan) on page 63
(apologies tae Robert Burns) on page 116

2 matches

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Apologies tae aabody wha follows me. It (2018) twitter link

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
(With apologies to crows) As I was walkin aa on page 10

1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Apologies there! fur the language, ladi on page 113

1 matches

Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
Sir Seumas: Apologies, my King. on page 11

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
giein a fair kick at the baa (apologies for that ane!) til ither team on page 123

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Apologies Tae Ma Gairden on gaun on hol
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
erweys but haed tae gie thair apologies insteid. Howanever, the forga
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
cheers fir the wee blether n apologies for the untimely interruption (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
driven bi anger, an A mak nae apologies fer thon; the mair A learn, t on page 15

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d him inside, fu o concern an apologies, as gin the windae-sole had b
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n kitchen utensils, makin oor apologies again afore lookin up tae the
1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
'Ma apologies,' said the Perjinkian, luikin on page 11

1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 76 - Mither tung?, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Apologies tae Emma Lazarus
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
Editorial plural for personal apologies likely due til a puckle fowk
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@ptsmfc My apologies PAZ.... ???? ... Somebody has (2023) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
at wan or the other is richt. Apologies if it came across thon way. W (2018) twitter link
at wan or the other is richt. Apologies if it came across thon way. W (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
isJohnson a cannae accept yer apologies for yer wee silly error. The (2020)
woman by mistake, ma sincere apologies man! ?? whit an eejit ae me! (2020)
at’s bloody true, ma sincere apologies tae ma Geordies and such...(2020)