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blame Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words47.9 53.7 39 69.6 23.2 41.3 35.4
Number of occurrences155106 26 7 4 4 8
Number of authors77 51 13 3 1 4 6

Occurrences of blame in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
misobeyed me, it wadna be the blame o the general. It wad be my b on page 37
'It is your ain blame, said the wee prince. 'I didn on page 70

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Cherlie said, "I canna say I blame ye - tell ye whit, ye kin bu on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
richt, Five! Aye layin aa the blame on ither folk!" on page 44

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
O ma plicht an wha wis tae blame, on page 16
Ma crabbit auld faither tae blame. on page 23

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
e affliction, we aw share the blame cos this isnae ma Scotia, wis on page 77

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
urse ae action is fur him tae blame it on a slip ae the thumb and on page 16

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
Mind ye, Ah suppose ye cannae blame them, ye see it his happened on page 21

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
hen maybe ye'd be inclined to blame on page 36

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Thon's no ma mark! Dinnae blame me fir that!' 'Twa's company on page 19

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
misery. But, well, yae cannae blame thum fur furgettin they've go on page 28
oney. Though yae cannae quite blame thum machines or the drugs fu on page 35
ants, there and then. Who kin blame him tae? he probably only git on page 42
elief fae the boay and didnae blame him. It boat him a few minute on page 43
if ah'm honest ah kin hardly blame her. Mean, his ain psychiatri on page 69
Also on pages 74, 90, 131, 181, 197
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d a bit daivert and wha could blame her, but efter a minute or so on page 108
o. She didnae mind gettin the blame fur somethin she'd actually d on page 156

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
an it's mebbe jist their ain blame that muckle o their role at t on page 19
them, bit it wis aw their ain blame (ran the sub-text), eftir aw, on page 20
economic basket case, whause blame is that? We hae only had oor on page 146

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh canna blame him. on page 89
an nivir tak thi blame on page 108

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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
ack. Naebody wuid be able tae blame him fer comin back afore the on page 38

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
arie. Aye she still tried tae blame me fur it but, said Charlene, on page 31
Charlene (an ah got the total blame ae it) that she bought her a on page 80
is Wully that went an got the blame ae it cause he wis sittin oot on page 133
po hips, she said, Well don't blame me when yi end up wi an arse on page 138
gh, an tae be honest ah don't blame him, cause half oor class are on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'I dinnae blame ye!' said Mr Boakregarde. on page 111
That ilka singil bit o blame on page 133

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ulrika did her best tae blame on page 43
Or blame sic superstitious quackery. on page 142

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
zzin. And it wid be Geordie's blame. He had biled up the medicine on page 49

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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
O toil and blame on page 51
Sometimes we carried a blame that wisna oor ain on page 139

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e by a motor an I wid get the blame. So I lifted April ontae ma h on page 71

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'He said he didna blame ye.' on page 130
'Ye've ainly yersel tae blame, Heehaw. Ye never come tae se on page 141

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah couldnae blame hur. Whit business did a lass on page 53
loan o hur laptop. Ah cannae blame hur; it's great gossip, but a on page 92

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Sae Ah dinnae really blame ye on page 27

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
befaas ye, oniewey, ye canna blame on me. on page 27

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
n faut the motor caur, we can blame the fear o Flannelfeet (up a on page 9

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ws, a fowk that affen got the blame for the spreid o the pest. Th on page 110

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
, the doms team'll gie me the blame acause I wark alangside the b on page 60

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Peffers, Bob Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, poetry
Ah dinna ken wha Ah shuid blame,
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the dictionary’3. We canna blame William Grant ower muckle; th
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
If A get it she'll be to blame.
A'll haud ye entirely tae blame,
l seek for neither praise nor blame,
Thae motorists tae blame.
his fate - an pit the blame on me.
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
Naebody could blame ye for thinkin yon charitable
An wha can blame him? We've been ower polite a
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
eukin twice at, but ye cannae blame fowk the noo for no bein able
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
dae. In mony weys, ah cannae blame them. We're aw products o oor
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the disease. Mibbie ye cannae blame Greggs fir takin advantage o
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
But it’s nae blame if ye havenae. There micht be
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Here, don’t blame me fur you makin a rip-roarin
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o end; an really I can hardly blame ye for making the maist o you
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
, the authorities wid pit the blame o’ complicity oan you James
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
y protests his innocence o’ blame fir this incident, an’ o’
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
in’ skill, no’ pointin’ blame,
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
oan the community. Ah cannae blame them fer their views, an’ h
up against Apartheid? Bit ah blame they Scots wha dinnae even se
2 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
oons. Ah laughed then, bit ah blame his mither. Na, ah blame his
his mither. Na, ah blame his faither, fer no bringing
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McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
m that an they git pussay and blame YI fur it. Ach, sumtimes it j
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
lea the Pandit. Bit he didna blame Rongye. She had tae git on wi
lea the Pandit. Bit he didna blame Rongye. She had tae git on wi
s. Wi relief, which she didna blame hersel for, Beatrice saw that
ly, “on nae accoont tak the blame. Ah made ye dae it. Ah threat
m. She decidit that she cudna blame hersel for whit had happent -
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
how tae take him, an who kin blame her? Ah’ve known the cunt f
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ppit by denial, preferrin tae blame oor failure on individual bad
e is a tendency i Britain tae blame “the EU” as gin it is a g
2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e sky. He wished he cuid jist blame some ither bodie wha hid told
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
an Monkfish though. Who could blame them really, wae a name like
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
In the least tae blame
en it’s aff you’re no tae blame.
2 matches

Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Blame me Rabbie, fer haein gear
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
rd days’ work, and whae’d blame them, they spent half their d
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ss like mine tbh and I dinnae blame (2020) search twitter
trying to maintain it, dinnae blame me. I'm finding it hard to do(2020) search twitter
mself for the publicity, then blame us ??(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@Carolro28744016 Aye, blame the Co-op ????(2020) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
lKirk @Lenniesaurus Weesht. I blame the aipple juice.(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
igots don’t help indy. Dinna blame the messenger.(2020) search twitter
@teuchterdavid Canna blame ye.(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
e's really only WAN wimin tae blame fir the P&O situation ! She w (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
is deith? Or wull Tom get the blame fer that an aa? #TheInvisible(2020) search twitter
we hae oor answer. An wha cin blame her?(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@BrianBengal A dinnae blame ye!(2020) search twitter
hrissiem18 @OorPatts A dinnae blame ye!(2020) search twitter
@dollydaydream53 A dinnae blame ye!(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ternal dissent. She's 100% to blame. https://t.co/oIgfSASBVc (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
his fault. We know who is to blame.(2021) search twitter
day" etc etc. That's who tae blame for this Monica no the Scotti(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s1108 regardless of who is to blame - the stark reality is - co (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
' Ye canna blame her, really, it's fit the war on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
BLAME THE COMPUTER on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
her wis leukin fir some'dy te blame an Ah winnert fit he'd say iv on page 66
n Ah'm jist hopin at he winna blame ma; at he'll unnerstan at it on page 68

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tein an drinkin, naebody coud blame ye. on page 9

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
r sichts till they target for blame on page 26

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
f we're beaten you're nae tae blame on page 73
An it was me tae blame on page 164

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ae Nethermill. Weel, fa could blame the quine? She mairriet Jeems on page 18

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
t's richt, Five! Always lay e blame on ithers!" on page 74

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
tae tell the trowth, A wadna blame them neen. A was a gweed bitt
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
d bin trailed up in, ye cudna blame the quine fur sikkin tae rug
muckle time wi him. He didna blame his Ma – aabody kent fit hi
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
blame yon sileage that seepit inno
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
culture are likely tae be tae blame an aa. Wi these gifties fae n
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@scotsfilmguy Dinna blame yi ??(2019) search twitter
@NatalieAHood Aye aye aye. Blame i bairns ????(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
scored- Kennedy and Hayes tae blame for that (2020) twitter link
@FinHall Ye can hardly blame the fitba players for the loc (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
st used 'laters' in a text. I blame Christian Grey n he's nae eve(2012) search twitter
@aimeeannenaylor aye blame Natalie hee hee. You two a or(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
the day ma heed is nae good. Blame Bert(2017) search twitter
like a ferret doon a gutter! Blame yon Rabbie Burns(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
r, mibbe, the 'Change' is tae blame - on page 18
things go wrong sheu taks the blame. on page 23
bit ah'll accept maist o the blame. on page 31
help hid - hid wisna him tae blame. on page 68

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ention o her sister. He didna blame her – if he’d a sister li
‘You canna blame them,’ said Dumbledore gent
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@peediepuss tweeted
e see, an whan they deu, they blame some ither een. This is no ga (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ng up bi 40 per cent, I canna blame dem.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Görwill trows ir da eens tae blame for whit happened at 5:32 on
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Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ng gengs missin you can mebbe blame Muttontief, he’s kent for h
clatch she might aesy be tae blame. Yis, trows ir aboot aa da ti
2 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
r William Brodie, it's he tae blame on page 25

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
in the Minch, Wha'll tak the blame fir that!? on page 213

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
That's richt, Five! Ay lay th blame oan ithers!" on page 76

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@jamie_ginger tweeted
@RyanKeckler9 might aswell blame the ref aswell hei is fuckin (2012) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An blame it on tha rod. on page 45
Whiles, blame is pit on civil laws, on page 55

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"That's richt, Five! Yae aye blame someboadie else!" on page 77

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
richt? If oniebodie pits tha blame on ye an taks ye tae coort, y on page 93

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah wid hae tae tak' the blame. on page 14
We'ed al' hae tae tak' the blame. on page 37

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
ey are, are they the yins tae blame? on page 18

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
eck" an Scrabble - baith tae blame for the faa in #ulsterscotsli (2014) twitter link

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