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The word 'careful'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
carefulOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.74430
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 4
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 105.5 3 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.9 7 5
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 54.3 10 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.7 8 7
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of careful in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Be careful that he disna hear. on page 5

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ithe corner o her careful composietion. on page 17

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
a new fire, careful, keep hid away on page 56

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
think they’d be a bit more careful, but no – even the Muggles
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
gying ta da kirk an bein dat careful no ta say onything.' "Tae wir on page 17

1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Listenin careful fur da baa brak at da point
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
All in e golden efternoon Careful lek we glide; on page 5
"Perhaps no," Alice replied, careful lek: "boot ah ken ah hev till on page 67
oosie again, so she wis awful careful fan she spoke: "Boot ah dinna on page 71

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
He tuik careful aim an fired atween Daisy's e
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ist hiv tae eat it. I wiz gye careful though that naebody should se
le o occasions I became ultra careful tae hide my addiction fae fai
2 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Bit careful like for fear it ran, on page 12

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
. These people should be more careful" said a wifie fae the
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
er make-up bag. Ye hud tae be careful whit ye conjured up. It would on page 1

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ape yer ankles if you werenae careful. Look at that yin! Pram on th on page 35
taen the steps twa at a time, careful tae avoid Mary's wee pile o a on page 39
ttin on his back. He wis awfy careful though, not tae get too happy on page 100

3 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’Jist be careful in here, Aldo’’ he warns
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@200Buss ????. Cannae be too careful ????(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
pot on yvonne - also been as careful as a can be - think the fm i (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t wis wrapped up dead neat an careful wi silver shiny paper, that s on page 43

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ish they were. We need tae be careful that oor democracy disnae gan
1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’You be careful noo’’ ah warn her. Then a
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
em ir true but. Yi huv tae be careful wit stories yi believe and re on page 10
'You too, son, just be careful this doesn't come back to hau on page 31
'Be careful, Alan, and be nice to Shaun, on page 37
em. Yees ir gonnae huv tae be careful, boays. Keep yir heeds doon f on page 57

4 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
'Da, be careful ah wis-' BANG BANG BANG on page 3

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘At Ibrox? Yous better be careful oer there, dae ye hear me? An
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rsel the day at aw.’ Ah’m careful tae catch his gaze as ah spea
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Be careful whit ye wish fur kids, that r
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
r folk in China. If we arenae careful, we’ll aw be in a boat like
this bugger. Ye cannae be too careful wi yer health when yer oan th
2 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
An if they arenae careful we'll ask wan day soon, on page 16

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Careful ye dinnae burn yersel!' on page 82

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
bluid. Be careful, Mary. on page 28

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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
t the hang of it. You had tae careful when you squeezed the tube so
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
r yer life story ?? i will be careful when im out tomorrow ??(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
LyonGlencoe I need to be very careful how I reply tae that. VERY ca (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Careful! NSFW (No safe fir weans) htt (2019) twitter link

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Careful, sure, wi' a steady eye. on page 9

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
forefingets an spak richt an careful. "Mrs Higgins, I have spoken on page 40

1 matches

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