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Use in varieties of Scots

knack Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.9 3.5 4.4 9.9 0 0 7.7
Number of occurrences137 3 1 0 0 2
Number of authors11 5 3 1 2

Occurrences of knack in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
for bletherin, but wi a guid knack for gettin his ain wey. Snawb on page 6

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an few hae got the knack o me - they'll ayewes see th on page 77

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
en. As Ah got aulder he hud a knack fur metamorphin intae whae'er on page 13

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae ken if it's the coke or ma knack fur mindless violence but sud on page 146
y. And who hus a questionable knack ae snortin snow. A familiar f on page 165

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
o her een. Violet had a richt knack for buildin and inventin aw k on page 3

1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Cruel whips nae mair will knack.
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah grinned. Muggie hid a knack o seein richt throwe folk. on page 31

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
an steekit his mou again wi a knack. on page 49

1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
In hands that hae the knack o the thing, and fingers that (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
left - I think wir lost the knack. Ach, weel, - hid's nearan h on page 65

1 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
nts maistlie seemed tae hae a knack tae fin solutions. on page 10

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
ye see and soon developed the knack
1 matches

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