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Use in varieties of Scots

complaint Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.6 9.5 9 19.9 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2819 6 2 0 1 0
Number of authors21 13 5 2 1

Occurrences of complaint in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
n naewhere. 'Ah wantae make a complaint.' It's that scheme maw ah wis on page 20

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Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
complaint frae a janny aboot hoo Mr Gow on page 83

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fted aw ae their days withoot complaint. And who hud never taken a ha on page 86
ighta even threaten her wae a complaint ae harassment. on page 152

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
The Midges' Complaint (eftir Rumi) on page 171
Mrs Copernicus's complaint on page 184

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ns," Klaus said, "We've got a complaint." He wis thinkin o Mr. Poe wa on page 60

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Her lang complaint they'll cut aff yet. on page 26

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I made a complaint tae Annie Gilmour on page 123

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ein tellt that he can hae nae complaint. Really it's a geynear pyntle on page 72

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
dency. Its creitics in Englan complaint o ‘inkhorn terms’; the an
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Onywey, Eddie, Ah’ve got a complaint.’
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ganisations haes pit forrit a complaint agin the French State tae the
cht weel conter ony sic legal complaint on behauf o the Scots languag
2 matches

McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
order, but fur her tae pit a complaint in aboot yi.. ah mean tae say
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Ye’re cuilin me doon!” he complaint. “That wis the first time A
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Not a complaint hiv I e'er hid fae ony quine on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
's ariddy gat three beds," Ah complaint. "Ane fir ootside, ane fir in on page 63
e a beautician's in ma life," complaint Betty. "Fit maks ye think Ah' on page 79

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ert Dugald saw nae reason for complaint; but then, Bert wis kept busy on page 118

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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eat War teen this type o hert complaint and her father haein been a p
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
it. Gan tae hiv tae pit in a complaint tae Android.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
r curse her luck or utter wan complaint. on page 35

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
us – and famously crass – complaint comes tae mind: ‘Ken is a m
1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
Hence, coos made complaint against ‘em ?????????? https(2020) search twitter