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Use in varieties of Scots

pleasant Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.7 3.5 8.9 19.9 11.6 10.3 4.8
Number of occurrences197 6 2 2 1 1
Number of authors16 7 4 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of pleasant in Corpus

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Central

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
This pleasant wee temporary state serenely on page 3

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Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
t but smiles like she's got a pleasant kind ae pain. on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ah ken the Earth will get a pleasant surprise on page 43

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ink, the lichtin wis saft and pleasant. on page 70

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
oon day, yea it was much more pleasant, tho’ much more amazing and
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
It’s a pleasant March evenin as ah walk tae t
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
martial law which wi far frae pleasant fur the locals.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, Majorca. We hope you have a pleasant Journey. Will all passengers on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ies oan either side o ye leuk pleasant enuch." on page 21
a bit oan the stoot side bit pleasant an bonny enuch fir aa at." on page 43

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
gied till find her in such a pleasant temper, an thoucht till herse on page 85

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Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
that wid mak that wifie sound pleasant.
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
oud but rallied himsel tae be pleasant wi a “Oh I didna ken there
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
fur twa-three weeks. Sheu wis pleasant company on page 10
think he needs a doctor?" the pleasant wifie said. on page 21

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
it was pleasant to the eye and a tree to be d on page 18

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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
ashore. Dey wir in no hurry. Pleasant anoff men. Half a dizzen a de
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Alone wi' pleasant thoughts that stay on page 46

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Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The reactions A got wurnae pleasant at aa, on page 36

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