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Use in varieties of Scots

invited Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.3 12.1 18 0 11.6 20.7 0
Number of occurrences4024 12 0 2 2 0
Number of authors21 11 8 1 1

Occurrences of invited in Corpus

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Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
s a quate affair an we nivver invited ony o the hunners o dauncers on page 32

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tre ae Edinburgh. Aye ah goat invited through makin the shoart list on page 47
This hing states ah've been 'invited' tae attend an appointment wa on page 120

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Willan, Orange, that had been invited bi the English Pairliament te on page 44

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e, an sic as them had aw been invited. It was a big posh place fou on page 71
esst wi whit he heard that he invited the weemin tae come an bide c on page 81

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Carrie Anne's ma has invited oor full family ower tae come on page 169

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n hud three bedrooms, and Mum invited Granny because Granda Donald on page 30
a Marie. Last Christmas, they invited me in fur a sherry, and ah hu on page 79

2 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
the day afore though, when he invited ma family tae this ceildh and
s Robert, the strange man who invited us tae his ceilidh. The stran
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae you Danny boy. Widnae huv invited ye otherwise. Ah’m no sure
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
the run aroon. An’ then he invited her back in. An’ me.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s and the flat. Who should be invited tae ma send oaff, n aw that.
’That reminds me. Yur baith invited tae a pairty at oors this Sat
2 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
@thecasualultra Aye, they wur invited...??(2019) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Lovely to be invited to give an introduction to Sc (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
defo brother - av even been invited on there phone in and its gre (2020) twitter link
of this btw - a hope fans r invited guys (2021) twitter link
e nowadays especially all the invited people who question her on he (2020) twitter link
port - if ma family had been invited i wouldnt turn down the chanc (2020) twitter link
e the ban - after all he was invited (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
three nichts i the week I wis invited in tae the kitchen. Richt cos on page 124

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
att's mair important nor you invited an yer host will come an say on page 105
ertime tae tell them att were invited att e supper wis reddy. An il on page 106

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
sade Alice, "but A hevna been invited yit." on page 62
ee till sit doon withoot bean invited," sade e March Hare. on page 64

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
I hope I'm invited."
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
year back, ma niece, Margit, invited me doon ti Edinbro for a wee
1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Rose’s been invited tae a Burn’s Supper meal.
Her Hubby, Sean has been invited asweel!
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
terest in Douglas’ broo and invited ither doctors tae come and se
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
I've invited @POTUS Don Trump tae visit Fi(2017) search twitter
sion last night. Thought Bert invited me tae a drum session as he's(2017) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
kit oot wi herts. Nixt cam da invited fok, maestly Keengs an Wheens on page 80
Da idder invited fok wis taen advantage o da W on page 93

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
id Ahlice, "but Ah hivnae bin invited yet." on page 63
yow tae sit doon withoot bein invited," said th Mairch Hare. on page 67

2 matches

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