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The word 'concern'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
concernOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus134326
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 3
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 5
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 25.1 5 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 22.3 17 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 36.3 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of concern in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Concern the many episodes wi fermers on page 76

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
pened yer eye?" she speerd wi concern. "Is hid giean you muckle pai on page 61
The Age Concern raffle? A bottle o wine. on page 79

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
rim. "Bar", hid raeds. "Going Concern." He checks his skeulbeuk. "G on page 149

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ighed wi a mixter o relief an concern. "Come awa in an tell's aa ab on page 48

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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The festered ee wiz her main concern but aifter a lot o saaty wate
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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
pproached stealthily, wi much concern in oor hairts. We entert a cl
1 matches

(South) East Central

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
shuid be a maiter o their ain concern, an naebodie else's. He wunne on page 82

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McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
replacement dominie, so don't concern yourself, as I fully understa on page 1

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ris stuid ower her, giein oot concern an a faint waff o cigarette r
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
a oot. “The siller’s no a concern in a case like this,” he cr
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
his either - thanx for your concern guys though lol (2020) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
be a kintra whaur decency an concern fer yer fellae citizen trumps on page 96

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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
;dr1 is that this bill should concern us a hale lot.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
pu’ed him inside, fu o concern an apologies, as gin the wind
main worry, aywis, thair main concern, wis no tae hae bairns. As fa
2 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
wan ay the soundies voices a concern wi that Scottish accent, the on page 3

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Britain. Nae longer a viable concern, it wis razed tae the grun le
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sais, lookin at me in shared concern.
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
in me spoutin aff, nane ay ma concern. An auld guy like me’s bett
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
cunts who, far fae showin any concern fur the whitey casualty, will
1 matches

General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
has talked of his own central concern with what he calls 'explorati on page 44

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Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ard or cludgie isnae our main concern. The mintin is tae heeze and on page 8

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
ritie fur them. They expresst concern that the Bill wuid pit requir on page 25
irmative procedure. This is o concern tae the Committee. on page 36
Scottish Literature, expresst concern that Meenisters wull report o on page 45
er, the Committee taks tent o concern frae stakehauders as weel, in on page 61

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Keaveney, Marcus Lallans 102 - Bein a Wid Tink, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
a zig-zag peth o unco-curious concern. Ben the wids whar the fair f on page 71

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Clear fae the submissions wis concern that Scots is seen as inferio
ion in public life. There wis concern that Scots has no
57. Concern wis expressed tae that, forby
Gaelic. Hooanever, there wis concern that mair aye needs daein.
Sae mony voices has expressed concern anent ongaun uiss an attitude
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Areas o concern micht include:
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
f his ain party. But naw. Nae concern. Typical Tory. Heartless.(2020)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
end. Are they ignorin his AIN concern that this new strain is far m(2021)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
thev’re ae been company concern onie wey.” Yid wis affa gui
same-lyke carin concern atween the twae faimilies, is
n Yid wis wechtit doun wi sum concern or anither, yin nivver herd a
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East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
with other maiters that don't concern the weans.' on page 40

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