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The word 'internet'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
internetOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus21.17045
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 32.7 10 4
MNB - Mid Northern B 335.6 3 3
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 20.6 8 6
WCE - West Central 39.9 9 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 20.1 4 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 32.8 25 14
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 internet 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

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Noo, ah'm registered on the Internet - 'Sex Kitten's me Chat-Line on page 43

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
year it wis advertised on da internet, an dis English couple wi tre on page 8

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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Dis internet shoppin has fairly grippit da
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Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
wumman, bit she maun hae the internet in the itherwarld. Ah'v shift on page 84

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
red Duncan. "Like the Tesco's internet hame delivery." on page 87

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
h dee maist o ma datin on the Internet." on page 50

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s Ah gat spikkin tull oan the internet? Wealthy Wendy fae Wisconsin on page 35
leukin fir. Ah gaed onte the internet an fun oot aa aboot it." Stev on page 36
onloadin, formattin, wireless internet connection, USB ports..." Ah on page 50

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Wilson, Heidi and Isla Then and noo, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Keith, prose
USB stick or doonload aff the internet,
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
v been ettlin tae convert the internet inta Doric an it has taen me (2015)
ect message with an aspect of internet law please?(2018)

Mid Northern B

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
Nae freens, nae tele, nae internet. Fit wid a di wi masel a wind
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
s naethin on the tele and the internet wis broken so a couldna use i
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@McGoo1888 tweeted
r an SNP hater look up on the internet what they have done for Scotl (2022) twitter link

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
ye hiv the notion, fit wi the internet revolution on page 23

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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
the Victorian times afore the internet wis invented?
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General Northern

@cligeey tweeted
@Ali_Leith We are fitting an Internet acquired bathroom affa poor q(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
sooth either! Ye heard o that internet shopping thing hee hee(2011)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n; yur life flashes by yae at internet speed. The next hing yae ken, on page 14

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
available in Scots, an wi the Internet this is startin tae be made a
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McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
a millennial – come at me, internet! – an so A pit aff a guid d
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
izza suppers wi Dr Pepper, an Internet Relay Crack for nichts on end
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ie Jones that she got aff the internet. Works in a factory and appar
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ae the libraries o Lothian an internet readers frae ower the yird, s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
THE first ivver Internet stravaiger (browser) in fower
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
he worst search engine on the internet n thats a fact - data breach (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ked her if we could go on the internet an look it up cause she obvio on page 73
Ah went ontae the internet an ah typed in FLATULENCE an on page 91
harlene says she read aff the internet): yir meant tae eat half an a on page 136

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
agle's column on Scots an the internet, gin he's wullin ti keep on page 7

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
n Tuwim - Lokomotywa' on the internet for ti see hou weill the twa on page 7

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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
els that it's prentit on. The Internet is braw for talkin up a storm
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
in’ their wye a’ roon the internet) teachin’ bairns, or weans,
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Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nals in the fz. There wis nae internet. An precious little electrici
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
considerin the opinion ae the internet. Yin hing aboot the power ae
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Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
That thare wis nae internet on page 34

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
nal junk Is available oan the internet an yir pals' terrible, terrib on page 3

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
viral, like something on the internet. on page 132

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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
That internet is gonae huv an influence oan
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General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Some genius oan the internet has figured oot depression. on page 63
So tae geniuses on the internet that think that they know bes on page 64

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
o the kenspeckle uises o the internet is its abeelity tae bring fow on page 54

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
cted fae the printed press an internet publications has already broc on page 87

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Richts see Follae-up Comatee internet site at: on page 24

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
When Granda Got the Internet on page 7

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
o the kenspeckle uises o the internet is its abeelity tae bring fow on page 54

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
It’s the divinin wand o the Internet. Mony nou isna sae muckle int
e whit’s bein duin ower the Internet.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
entific experiment that uises internet-connectit computers for tae r
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
angage gien expression on the Internet ilka day by Scots in discussi
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ity, as is nou ordinar wi the internet, is that in this seicont life
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White, George When you're an auld man, (Facebook 2024) Central, poetry
an A spend hours oan the internet
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
unprecedented access tae the internet an phone records o citizens.
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
vist, I’ve seen this on the internet, at stalls an oot leafletin,
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
al in Scots, but likesay, the internet gies us the abeelity tae see
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
is aboot tae malafouster the internet #DeleteArt13 https://t.co/CH(2018)
@DrMDempster That's the internet fur ye(2019)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
aein in the bottom hauf o the internet wioot serious a hazmat situat(2019)

@Chazzbat tweeted
Efter scourin the internet, Ah think Ah've fund the comp(2020)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
wha didnae hae access tae the Internet. They aw hae better phones th(2021)
but its actually no doon tae Internet availability etc its jist pla(2021)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
at keep bein addit til on the Internet; it ‘ull bei the duin thing
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South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
directions seein as a hud nae internet, and thir wisnae a taxi tae b
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