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The word 'response'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
responseOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.74732
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 5
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 28.1 11 5
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 3
GLA - Glasgow 43.4 8 2
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 12 9 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
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) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of response in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
(A peerie flitin in response to MacDiarmid's 'On a Raised on page 19

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
es a speecial kind o reactive response at on page 98

1 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
Dis a response o mine tae a excellent piece
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
mukkul artik larry, an hee's response weis tae flick on aboot ten m on page 65

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it cam tull im - the perfeck response. on page 42

1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
" (At wis a lot better than i response he thought he wis gan ti get.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit is the correct response fin ye meet a mannie fa tells(2018)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
A junior quine's response tae lockdoon task - treasure (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
€™s autistic. I’ve had more response from a moron. He’s certainl
1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
rightly so. My comment was in response tae some muppet of your paris (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Her response is music tae ma ears on page 84
h'm left dumbfoonded wae that response. "Ah'm the irresponsible yin? on page 111

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ord, monitor an report on the response makit bi teachers an bairns t
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
got wind o this, an emailt a response tae Bob, makin the pynt that
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
There's nae response fae wally dugs.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
eadin the wey tae a 'multiple response', an that 'we maun forder lin
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
guid-boy points fae ma swift response tae aw the drama: Smyth wis t
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
elc dont do asap - the rapid response squad will b oan the sick lol (2021) twitter link
@EdinburghLive_ not much response - a wonder why lol (2020) twitter link
xt - did thae send the rapid response team tae move the bin - yawn (2020) twitter link
of twitter is waiting on your response lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
She's nice. Frieda Kirk. Nae response. FRIEDA KIRK. Here. Ah've tol on page 169

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
entle in daein it. This got a response; the mood cheenged in a flash on page 126

1 matches

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
to own him’ wiz Nichols’ response.
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
efore ah can sais anything in response, Sick Boy’s hand has droppe
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ot a soft low-pitched bark in response tae ma question.
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
, who only bowed an smiled in response. on page 78
esty!" the sodjers shoutit in response. on page 80

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fae ay wine he’s guzzlin in response, the crimson liquid pishin oo
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
club room curtains twitch in response tae the fracas.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
There’s still nae response but ah fuckin know he’s in
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n; a raised gless or smile in response. Some however, just stare bla
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
underneath it groanin back in response, ‘. . . ah’m sure yies’
1 matches

Ayrshire

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Nae response. Ah accept it and walk oot th
1 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
oot tae Archie. Thare wis nae response. on page 25

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Nae response - on page 61

1 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
policy haes been prepared in response tae a Scottish Government man on page 2

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ayed that they spak Scots, in response tae a sindry question about t on page 9

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
seem ti say at onie creitical response ti whit fowk pit forrit as Sc on page 4

2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
election bein the morra an i response tae sum o things that I’ve
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
ir a while, but never had any response tae emails I've sent!! Help! (2016)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ve done to illicit this angry response. Er, tae me, that speaks volu (2022) twitter link

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Him," was the response. on page 45
talkin. Nae bended knee. Nae response. Juist an intense kiss an a p on page 53

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General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
Aul Ulster Scots wurd for oor response tae #syria #gaza #crimea, or (2014) twitter link