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Use in varieties of Scots

chances Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 20.6 18.1 19.9 11.6 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5840 12 2 2 1 1
Number of authors33 22 6 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of chances in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Chances misst or takken, yin bi yin, on page 26

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t tae shite aw oor the team's chances ae tastin victory. on page 95
lit this wee detail dampen ma chances ae a ride though. Ah'll jist on page 155

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
but she wisnae gonnae tak ony chances. on page 133
nd naebody wanted tae tak ony chances. on page 210

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
fae this particklar mess, the chances o Scotland takkin back her st on page 11

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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
naebody wis keen tae tak onie chances. She ran a pretty fine boozer on page 100

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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
In a multiverse o chances at the end o yer bit, on page 31

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Whit are the chances? Ah fink. Ah keep ma lips sea on page 4
er than me. They're takin nae chances wi us. on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
bittie different? If it daes, chances is that the bittie difference on page 33
aesna read like hamelt Scots, chances is that it isna, an it wants on page 41

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
. First the pension book. Nae chances. He wis gaun tae burn it. on page 43

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ony mair. I'd raither tak ma chances bidin oot on the streets than on page 58

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
shed ahead. She wis takin nae chances. on page 32
ae crash intae a car. But the chances o wans wi wean's movin here a on page 81

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
tae bauchle chances on page 21

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
t o three goals an Scotland's chances is oot the windae. Talk aboot
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n the Google inpit field, the chances is thay ken weel fine whit ta
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
heeligoleery" gies fower less chances o niffered letters in the wri
separate whan twa wirds juist chances thegither: Bogha', dunghill.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nae threit tae thair bairns' chances o sclimmin the heichts o acad
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
g a deifie for tae big up its chances as a ‘national’ alternati
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
hocht they kent he wis comin, chances ar they didnae.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ye sure? Whit’s the fuckin chances?’ ah sais.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae know ah’m no takin any chances. Ah’ll dae a Simon Peg. Ain
ma life. Ah huvnae taken any chances wi ma health since. The Coron
body willnae let me take any chances again.”
so doesnae want tae take any chances eether.
ht noo. Ah’d rather take ma chances wi a cabbie.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
we hae been kent tae bauchle chances."
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Frank didnae think much o oor chances. “Tha’ll catch nowt” wa
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
thocht, “Bill can take his chances with the Sherriff of Nottingh
. “Ah dinna really rate oor chances, bit ye hae tae try, dint ye?
y’re not fundies, Beatrice. Chances are they’ll be allowed in.
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
airty brocht doon the SNP’s chances o haudin on tae sole pooer i
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@g_hibby tweeted
eding the players tae put the chances away Slugger... And we need t (2023) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
l kill indy and oor country's chances. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
hurl up tae wick - whits ma chances - ee ken a luv the big time (2020) twitter link
@rycammy95 fancy eer chances against the big t or pencaitl (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
kin fir a cook. Ah'll tak mah chances wi them! Tattibye on page 40

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Banff Academy Aiberdeenshire Bairns an Young Fowk’s Chairter , (GIRFEC 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
2. Gie us chances. Lat us shaw ye fit wi can de
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
es abeen the grun so that the chances were that if ye got hut the b
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ould argue we have had plinty chances in the Dundee, County, Livi g (2022) twitter link
rie, Vinnie, Hayes all having chances tae actually test the keeper (2022) twitter link
n control and created Watkins chances - only really retreaded deep (2020) twitter link
deenFC Why? Been given enough chances and has never taken them. Nee (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
heers @Jack187571 prob ruined chances fur hanlon or porteous gettin(2020) search twitter
nd. Trust your instincts, the chances will come. You are in the tea(2020) search twitter
t an dinae hink they get enuf chances.(2020) search twitter
ng 25 thirsty loons, fits the chances of a free burger and pint for(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yon beach tae Asda. Although chances are that wid entail a detour (2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
is, took full advantage o his chances. on page 77

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Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
dard Engliesh – aa ye write chances at bean raed as bean a commen
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
omorrow. I have been told the chances of it being successful are sm on page 25
da rush oor. We're takkin nae chances da day, we'll shurly manage a on page 52

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
a splash o' Brut improve yer chances on page 14

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
efy hir ma as tae trample the chances o the boy iver encountenn Wil on page 16

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