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accident Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.7 25.7 21.1 19.9 17.4 51.7 8.9
Number of occurrences7650 14 2 3 5 2
Number of authors40 24 9 2 2 2 1

Occurrences of accident in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ickly as she could, cause the accident wae the gold-fish kept runnin on page 114
k writin oot a history ae the accident, aw cept the Lizard, who wis on page 115

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
screivin doun a history o the accident; aa baur the Lizard, wha wis on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
a bastardin fit! I'll gie him accident! Fuckin wee nyaff.' on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
irn is involved in a terrible accident and hus tae learn tae walk ag on page 22

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r nae chance tae speak is nae accident. This is a deliberate anti-de on page 49
eed their bairns. This is nae accident, as the puir includin monie f on page 53

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ed mannie that had died in an accident and been buried twa days afor on page 110

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ice when she run intae her by accident. Aw whit wis she like, said C on page 30
me a black Tregijo T-shirt by accident; then ah noticed that the whi on page 54
s an askin him if he'd had an accident in the Science Department: Ch on page 77
dis even a teeny tiny wan by accident she's the biggest clat bag ae on page 89
oot the PE. valuables box by accident. Here how dae yi no use wan a on page 107
Also on pages 169
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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
didnae push Neilly. It wis an accident." on page 74

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
widna dae the wrang thing by accident. on page 60
awed ower twa-three chairs by accident, and Roo accidentally cawed y on page 112

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Aye, I heard aboot thon accident," the wumman telt them, as aw on page 20

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Car accident.' on page 88
did tae ma mum as well as the accident. Ah tay ah've tellt them ever on page 91

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nae mak oot whither it wis an accident or suicide. Erchie tellt them on page 59

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
nert, haein been cowpit in an accident wi a caur. Naebody cuid unner on page 10

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e waa. He'd seen her ance, by accident throu the hauf-steikit door, on page 17

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ided oot the Pits eftir a bad accident that aa but feenisht his care on page 134

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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
d tae make oot that it wis an accident but it wisnae. Ah wis staunin
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
she skraiched. “It’s an accident on the esplanade. In South Ha
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Than, whether bi accident or design, spies telt Edward
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Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
idea that some fowk gaein tae Accident an Emergency at the back end
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
d, an wis bilingual. Eftir an accident wi a parachute in Egypt (he w
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
this before. Usually it is an accident at sea, of course - ”
They didna fin Bill an me be accident.
“Let some good come of this accident.”
“What accident? Bapu, please tell me what ha
They were stammagastit at the accident an at his hesitation.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ectively dealin wi a horrific accident in the thrang toon centre. Th
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Facebook link ( 2020) Central
Tae droon by accident is bad enoch but made tae dro

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
eks before a had ma first wee accident. It wis aboot three o’clock
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
rent way a daein it almost by accident. Ah’d drawn a leaf shape an
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
likely a reference tae ma wee accident oan ma wey in here. The resul
an sacrifice, if yae will? An accident that wid serve tae remind me
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@BigMarkyB Clicked naw by accident ffs.(2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
yaisin the wird 'propone' bi accident cos A'v aye thocht it wis Ing(2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ntra "je suis Britannique par accident de geography, que ca." (2022) twitter link
ed in many places in case of 'accident'. (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
it he had left o't efter his 'accident', an the ither got him bang o on page 30

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah'm seein bad luck here...an accident...some kinna misfortune." on page 38

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Syne it wis like waatchin an accident aboot te happen fin Cooncillo on page 33
laes aff an she's hid anither accident. She's greetin an haalin it e on page 45

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
as quick as she could, for e accident o e gold-fish kept runnan in on page 112
till write oot a history o e accident, all except e Lizard, who see on page 113

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
sorry, Jock, but there wis an accident, he lost his balance an fell
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
kirn o fowk hid witnessed the accident, an war steerin aboot the cai
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
tae admit that it hid been an accident and a hidna meant tae die it.
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ure’t at wark, or in a caur accident. A study bi the NHS also fund
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
photas I hae o her afore the accident took her awa.
Nana went tae the shops. The accident happent later that day and we
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
quine, quine - aat’s jis an accident wytin tae happen in yer kitch(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
geey Mine an pit it doon in e accident book.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I telt him I hid an accident - a door hit me right in the on page 62

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
angry at somebody if hid's an accident!' on page 14

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
h at shö wis cummled ower bi accident da week afore. on page 117

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
he drave towards da site o da accident da flude a painful memories o on page 57
e, in his ain wirds, aboot da accident at shattered my life, an his. on page 58

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
bowl o goold-fish she hae b' accident knocked ower th week afore. on page 115
tae write oot a history o th accident, aw except th Lizard, whae se on page 116

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ae training accident. A’m telt at Billy Dickson,
ksmith), whae deyd fallaen ae accident, whan feshin hame ae
2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
quickly es shae cud, fur the accident o the gold-fish kept rinnin i on page 116
ae scrieve oot a histry o the accident, aal except the Lizard, wha s on page 117

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