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Use in varieties of Scots

vet Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.7 4 25.4 9.9 58.1 20.7 0
Number of occurrences388 17 1 10 2 0
Number of authors21 7 9 1 2 2

Occurrences of vet in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
be demandin we pit her in the vet fur a test. on page 130
ting a Special visit from our vet." on page 161

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
on his leet. He gaed tae the vet and bocht a fresh supply o aw on page 78

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
gnose mumps in a snake like a vet on page 99

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tryphone an a receptionist to vet
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Or hae ye trauchlin tae the vet.
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
age ) is tae tak them tae the vet for thair wee operation ....(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
oan that stuff Alexandra. Yer vet will take care o that in a ma(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ae register wi a doactor or a vet. Ae nicht, the Count made a p on page 40

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
anh said she winted tae be a vet fin she grew up. on page 59

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
r Best Wishes Tae Charlie The Vet on page 13

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e, bit wi div usually like te vet ony new members...jist te mak on page 30
h'm awa te tak the dug te the vet fir his injections. Fin Ah co on page 70
et inte the kitchen. "Fin the vet said it wis special, Ah telt on page 71

4 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Abiddy hid a guid vet on page 198
Abiddy hid a guid vet on page 199

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
there's nae gaan back noo. E vet telt's he'd be aa richt fitiv on page 27

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he barman aa aboot it, an the vet, an Tam Webster, an Stan Mill on page 107

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
id multiple operations at the vet. The hale lot had tae go –
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
e's is hirplin wi a sair fit. Vet gied her pain killers bit she(2020) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
wall fae me. Gerry has been a Vet here for many years. Me ither(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t. Shü bocht a bottle fae da vet, an special milk, an nursed h on page 28

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
we'll hae tae tak her tae da vet fur her vaccinations afore da
cement aboot da cattery an da vet Smootie tocht at shö wid tak
an fatter. Shö tocht dat yon vet business wis weel past.
a's mam ta tak Smootie tae da vet. Da bairns wis gien ta scöl.
Come on, dis is dy day fur da vet! In du gengs! Du's as fat as
9 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
piece o evidence oo've heard vet," said th King, rubbin heis h on page 120

1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
inger173 aye bit eer a midget vet #wee man(2012) search twitter

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