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Use in varieties of Scots

pause Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 27.2 4.5 9.9 0 31 8.9
Number of occurrences6253 3 1 0 3 2
Number of authors29 22 2 1 2 2

Occurrences of pause in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
then pause, an sense that somethin's wro on page 24

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t," the Duchess said, efter a pause: "fact is, ah've a wee bit do on page 89

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
A pause. on page 57

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
keenly waitin tae lift the pause button on page 34
nnae forstaw no bein able tae pause live TV on page 35

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
jist gie the game a pause fur now, come back in a wee w on page 52

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Ah pause fur a few seconds and yince i on page 127
Ah pause. Understandin what he meant b on page 133
Ah pause. The pressures oan. Countdown on page 154
Ah pause fur a second, eh? jist tae se on page 169
Ah pause fur a second "A great white d on page 179

5 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Smoothly, wioot a pause and at a douce speed, Matilda on page 71

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e wur heid. Ah kept huvin tae pause the tape aw the time cause th on page 17

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
There wis a wee pause. Then suddently, Violet Boakr on page 105
Tae pause and open extra wide, on page 115

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
in them in! Dinna stap! Dinna pause! Dinna hing aboot! It's a ple on page 79

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Yon Pairty Pause Gaes On on page 63

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
aricht, Ill get some string. (Pause) That's better. Looks jist li on page 67

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
o the cairved ee. There wis a pause, and then the door creaked op on page 22

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
that maks me pause at the kirk door on page 48

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
(A pause. Whiles he gings ti kiss her on page 35
(Lang pause.) on page 73

15 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The haunds pause to receive and unlatch the bu on page 72

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
e wur heid. Ah kept huvin tae pause the tape aw the time cos the
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
they'd widnae pause tae cast an eye on
he trees gied fruit withoot a pause,
2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
In the pause, Conn understands the nature
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
eau mibbe? But we canny be on pause firever, nor firever election
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he cheeky bugger. There’s a pause.
There’s a pause oan the line.
There’s another pause. Ah look at the letter again.
There’s a pause. “I’m sorry for the other
There’s a pause. “Yes, but you’re going t
5 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
up outside. Which gie’d me pause. Hoo cam there’s sae mony s
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ling narrative took a natural pause as we finished oor pints. The
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
whae efter a pause
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the fermer sayed efter a lang pause. “Ah canna gie ye siller, b
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
he doac. The cunt didnae even pause fur breath as he handin me a
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah pause fur a few seconds ‘’Oh, a
1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ae" ah shout back. Ten second pause . . . . . . . . "How aboot no (2021) twitter link

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
o noo we're here at eis great pause, on page 28

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
er e ither withoot a meenad's pause. E only two craters in e kitc on page 56
ist," e Duchess sade, efter a pause: "e reason is, at A'm doubtfu on page 87

2 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Thir wis a pause as he fired anither match tae on page 20

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
In Nineteen Fifty, there we pause on page 28

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
lternately withoot a meenit's pause. Th only twae beasties in th on page 57
st," th Duchess said, efter a pause: "th reason is, that Ah'm doo on page 89

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
An ackwart pause follae'd. Maisie an Sally wur on page 24

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
hat kept me lang in listening pause, wi' fancy waxing warm. (Thom (2019) twitter link

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