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realise Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.4 42.2 18.1 49.7 40.7 0 4.4
Number of occurrences10782 12 5 7 0 1
Number of authors60 41 10 4 4 1

Occurrences of realise in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
gowden gates efter ye dee, an realise ye're wrang. An Saint Peter g on page 48

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Don't you realise your wee wanders out of schoo on page 36
's way during the holidays. I realise this suspension could not hav on page 57

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
we dinnae realise that ivry day on page 21

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
just described it as nasty. I realise you have this tough exterior, on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t there comes a point when we realise we've been had. Aw it takes i on page 18
ranted, at the time ah didnae realise they wur huving a premonition on page 22
les, the maire ah've come tae realise we are kindred spirits. We ba on page 23
he common man. Does this toff realise he's addressin someboady who' on page 52
proclaimed elite. Ah suddenly realise that what ah'm aboot tae read on page 53
Also on pages 62, 68, 76, 121, 132
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
oubted they wid, they'd never realise jist whit an amazin thing hud on page 164

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e fowk aw across Scotland tae realise the gulf atween whit the elec on page 29
t as monie fowk as we cin tae realise that an independent Scotland on page 51
richt. Houanivver, we hae tae realise that gin this does happen, it on page 81

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ced wee nyaff didnae seem tae realise it. He wis aye witterin on ab on page 63
on his forcheid, He began tae realise the liche wis keepin up wi hi on page 69

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
me folk but ah sist hope fans realise ah'm still the same guy an th on page 157
ellerman's ma didnae seem tae realise they meant her; she'd on a cl on page 169

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
se its pouer an authority tae realise thir foregaun principles an s on page 5
se its pouer an authority tae realise thir foregaun principles an s on page 14
se its pouer an authority tae realise thir foregaun principles an s on page 23

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
flair. Ma eyes widen when ah realise he's scrivin poetry at the ba on page 8
akes me aw o five seconds tae realise that it reads like wan an aw. on page 50
tion...' ah trail aff when ah realise she's clocked ma poem. on page 53

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ower taen up wi the thing tae realise she wis pairt o Olaf's ploy. on page 143

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
feelin oan ma hauns makes me realise they're covered in warm seagu on page xiv

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Ah think e forgoat, or didnae realise, whit they hid been through. on page 44

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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
e thon tourist attraction, to realise
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
awledge sae as they can richt realise their ability
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
e school just long enough tae realise that they didna spik the Dori
Folk dinna realise the quality of the stuff writ
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
tsmell’s ma didnae seem tae realise they meant her; she’d on a
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
creivers. Aiblins mair nor we realise noo they felt an awnership o
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
…but a realise, in this stuntin doonpour tha
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
…and that’s when a realise
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
t. Ah woke up from ma kip tae realise ah didnae hiv a bad dream. Ah
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
If they'd only realise
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
I realise noo the guid fortune I had ta
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
as mair an mair o us come tae realise that sílence isnae a space b
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
A wisnae wrang, but A didnae realise at the time thit the leid's f
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
but shuirly, ah stairtit tae realise that Scots wis mair than an a
first time that ah began tae realise ah didnae jist accept the exi
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
The thing ah didnae realise at the time, is that the No v
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
art stops, am gutted. Then ah realise he’s smacked the post, and
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tone Island jayket oan, an ah realise ah’m still wearin ma scarf.
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he fridge. It’s only noo ah realise, this soiree is in its second
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Bastart!’ afore ah even realise ah’ve sais it. Tam smirks a
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
It doesnae take me lang tae realise that there’s nae puckin owl
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
l ye. An’ as ah tell ye, ah realise that ah shud huv jist telt so
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
his point the Polis began tae realise there wis a connection betwee
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d an unfocussed, an seemt tae realise for the first time that she w
yin tae the ither. “Ye dae realise whit a unique opportunity ye
el,” she sayed. “Ah didna realise foo sair hurtit thoo wis, the
ower, or shot, afore the lave realise quhit’s happenin an panic.
tit purposefully. “Dis thoo realise, Beatrice, no ae body in a hu
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
disgruntled lookin cunts that realise they’ve been hoodwinked but
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ble fowk aroond the warld tae realise their fundamental human richt
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
a ain hair black - - jist tae realise that ma pubes wis still ginge
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
any substances that help them realise it. Fuckin simple enough econ
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
s Sir Robert or his followers realise whit’s aheid? Maist like NA

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ation through ma ain eyes. Ah realise that there wis nuttin funny a
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
s @BBCScotland Idiot's dinnae realise the tories have already tried(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
just came tae realise am back at work tomorrow, fuu(2013) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
Typing away at ma computer an realise a hae some guid tuuuuuuuunes (2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Daes Reddit realise the name means cleaned as ye (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Maist folk dinnae realise thit the watter company's res(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
good guys" gerrymandering tae realise it was too far gone ??. (2022) twitter link
nd 5mins looking through, tae realise yer not alone, and that Scotl (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ood friend of ours and didnae realise the time. Howzitgoan? (2022) twitter link
Donna was at work it made me realise how much you do without think (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
unnered @PartickDriver Ye dae realise if we dinnae hae tae contribu (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
niesaurus Len hen, yae dinnae realise jist hoo absolutely pure deid (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
this last month or so. Didnae realise hoo much fun it wis gonnae be(2020) search twitter
Dis Dougie Ross realise that every time he opens his (2021) search twitter

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
yon time lookin ootside, tae realise on page 35

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
m roon wi his shovel - didna realise Ah'd hid it so lang. It's ama on page 82

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ntre. Ance ye fin it, ye will realise jist foo immensely stunnin it on page 13

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
'It micht o made people realise,' says Bert Dugald, 'that Glo on page 118

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
portantly, it maks the reader realise in whit esteem Geddes shuid b on page 126

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
portantly, it maks the reader realise in whit esteem Geddes shuid b
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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
in an gettin on at skweel tae realise their potential. Fowk fa dinn
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Banff Academy Aiberdeenshire Bairns an Young Fowk’s Chairter , (GIRFEC 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
ae an fit we hae experienced. Realise that wi aa mak mistakes, an m
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
es and fold up towels until I realise hoo odd it must seem aifter f
ma face turn reid – I didna realise hoo pathetic I’d soond.
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Wilkie, Dave , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Whaun did I realise hoo I felt e’er deep, as th
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@Ali_Leith Sorry, didnae realise ye mint the noo.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu disna realise we, too, hiv learned him aal on page 55

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
fok sweem and play and don't realise on page 83

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
bus Dumbledore didna seem tae realise that he haed cheust arrived i
etheen. But he didna seem tae realise that he wis beean watched, be
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@johnkmitchinson tweeted
Off the point a little now, I realise! (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
but this illness has made me realise she needs family, not just me on page 25
on, Geoffrey said, "Did du no realise shü wis fishin, wantin tae k on page 38
igh watter mark, an you didna realise foo sheer an high da banks wi on page 54
k gets sookit intae, an dunna realise till it's too late" on page 57

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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
"I didn't realise it was fancy dress," sed ee c on page 35

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I realise dis usually taks longer as ju (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
Edwards41 Yeah, lik do dey no realise yun isna how it works?! Plonk(2021) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
r aa aiges. Hit's needfu' tae realise thon potential. Langside ford on page 54

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