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Use in varieties of Scots

ink Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.7 11.5 11.8 39.7 11.6 10.3 14.5
Number of occurrences4223 8 4 2 1 3
Number of authors35 18 6 4 2 1 3

Occurrences of ink in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ckly stairtit again, usin the ink that wis tricklin doon his fa on page 120

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
ur side slaister sheddaes lik ink on page 15

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ore they are scrievit doun in ink. on page 56

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t again in a hurry, uisin the ink, that wis rinnin doun his fac on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Spring shooers an dubs their ink, the length o yin stravaig fa on page 77

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
So scrieve till aw the ink gangs dry and yer haun burns on page 95

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ink-spots on page 38

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
really need some Eggheid wae ink tae come tae that conclusion. on page 70

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ie stood up. 'Ma name is Eric Ink, Miss Trunchbull,' he said. . on page 145

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Independent? Ma bahookie! The ink on the Wanchancy Covenant (ta on page 17

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s wur gettin aw black aff the ink; it wis borin; it wis takin t on page 143

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Lizzie, they'd hiv run oot o ink. on page 22

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the ink wad be dryin on page 50

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
letter - datit etcetera, in ink fae a bottle. on page 72

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the fitbawfish an the vampire ink-fish fae Hecklebirnie, can be
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
routh for the maist expensive ink on the mercat! It’s nae wun
haed uised a muckle amoont o ink juist fouterin aboot, it wis
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ghts cuttin through the thick ink ay the night.
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Pennie, Len The Wheesht, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
So scrieve till aw the ink gangs dry and yer haun burns
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Ye dinna let him lowse wi an ink majiggie dae ye?(2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
frae ellerberries A chirtit ink jalousin poems aw dedicatit t on page 3

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ours sincerely, sign in black ink. on page 135

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
o hastily began again, usan e ink, at wis tricklan doon his fac on page 118

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
finn naethin binna a bottle o ink, an fan she wan back wi't she on page 19
anent him, an wes haadin the ink aa reddies tae jow ower him f on page 20
Tak pen an ink, an vreit it doun." on page 86

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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n. At least the paper and the ink hid came fae the place her ba
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ies latest haund-drawn pen an ink drawing i' ma pet cushie-doos(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I entrust this mindeen tae ink-smudged on page 29

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ink monitor, carefuul don't spill on page 46

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
books, nib pens, big bottle o ink on page 42

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Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
fecks o gloy across smudged ink. on page 18

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
gan ageen wi yon sam, dsin da ink at wis runnin doon his face, on page 123

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
dark, ink'. Dat itsel comes fae Proto-G on page 102

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
astily sterted agin, yasin th ink, that was rinnin doon eis fac on page 121

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Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
nt wish. "For next my loom my ink-pot stans, My shuttle thrown on page 59

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ckly stairtet agane, usin the ink, that wus tricklin doon haes on page 122

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
* uise blak or blae ink tae mak repone;
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