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Use in varieties of Scots

dial Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.7 8.6 24 29.8 0 0 22.1
Number of occurrences4117 16 3 0 0 5
Number of authors17 9 7 1 1

Occurrences of dial in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
rev, wi a fraized leuk on his dial. on page 20
n, a braid smirk cam ower his dial, an he gaed iz a cantie leuk. on page 25

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an eventually dial-up wir on page 35

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ophical. Ah ask Daddy fur the dial-up, tellin him ah need the in on page 35

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
mornin whan efter dichtin ma dial an haein ma parritch, A wis o on page 80
Trev wi a fraised leuk on his dial. on page 81

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n auld-farrant objeck the sun-dial, at maun gang tae pruive the on page 91

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
? Did ye see the state ay his dial man?’ McDade sais, breathle
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
torso. He’s spaced oot his dial. Wasted. ‘Here mate! Haud t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
impact intae the side ay his dial, drappin him instantaneously.
the cunt’s blood spattered dial, rainin doon a volley ay punc
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ide the auld bakelite, rotary-dial phone. Ye’d think ah’d be
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wrap it round yer dial like yer eatin' sticky liquor
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
p ma mind oan an even keel ah dial up a few people but naecunt i
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
d straight tae ma contact and dial up a number.
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
but they refused. Telt me tae dial 111. 111 automatit message te(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
Embdy got a dial a booze number but one a can (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
muckle pooder an paint on her dial Made a deem look ill-faurt in on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winnie fun er dial reedenin fin she heard Eric's on page 18
Davie's dial grew aa reed an is broos meev on page 29
dy widna show er up again, er dial reedenin es she thocht aboot on page 34

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
vin wild in the win, freckled dial screwed up an tung steekit oo on page 19
tain, eh? Bi the look On your dial aat's nae the only thunner wi on page 39
ook aat hid sattled on Ruth's dial. on page 76
lty conscience waash ower his dial. "If aat's fit ye really wint on page 87

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Huh?" Ivor's dial reedened an he didna leuk bes on page 10
Pauline unfaaled the note, er dial daarkenin an er broos githeri on page 42

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
, they bigg their nests aneth dial-steens, an forbye, they maet on page 84
ll be the gair o girse roun a dial-steen?", said Ailice, fair vo on page 85

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
rist, she said). An she widna dial a phone nummer that had 666 i on page 74

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Uncle Tam wi a smirk on heez dial.
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
yer chum, ye hid tae use the dial
1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases A dial only a mither wid love.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The Dial on page 6

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ickin hir paas an waashin hir dial-an shae's a quare saft thing on page 22
eemt baak tae hir slowly: its dial wus white (wi passion, Alice on page 24
ht tae lie doon or naw on hir dial lik the three gairdeners, but on page 79
tsel roon an luk up intae hir dial, wi that puzzelt lok that sha on page 82
doon frae the trees ontae hir dial. on page 123

5 matches

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