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The word 'degree'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
degreeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus21.77244
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 40.7 7 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 42 4 2
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 7
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 3
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 1
EDN - Edinburgh 24.8 4 2
GLA - Glasgow 20.1 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 27.6 21 12
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 2
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 36.3 2 1

Occurrences of degree in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
quite clever and cam oot wi a degree. on page 68

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ly educated, wi a first class degree fae Oxford in some aspect a s on page 13

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
jectives can be specified fir degree: da comparative degree means on page 51
noo, dan, daday, nivver), da degree (mair on page 77

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
leine i feel dis to a certain degree a lot (2016) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
im an suffert thi usual third degree hassle o thi local fishermin on page 18

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tty wadna gyang on tae takk a degree like the lave o his fiers, na
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
i. Her faither hid gotten his degree frae Meikleburgh University,
hae traivellit the warld wi a degree like thon; bit that wad hae b
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
skail i' Art student fur her Degree Show please?(2017)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ouble first at Oxford, syne a degree at Heidelberg an a D.Litt. fa on page 54

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Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
. 'Twis there | took my first degree An' there | got a start. That on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
y o Judgment hid arrived. The degree exams were on at King's an ye on page 85

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
The polis gied us the third degree. Seein the quines, they suspe
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General Northern

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
udden stop. He turned at a 90 degree angle an stairted gan up the on page 76

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Gless is awa up a degree or twa,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Gless awa up mair than ae degree,
s nicht comes in gless faas a degree,
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
uid for the wurkers, gettin a degree, becomin a lawer fechtin for
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
bours door, obviously in some degree o distress. Whether this wis
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
m come eventually… wi their degree papers or pairtner or bairnâ€
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Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
‘ats nae gan happen tae ony degree.. so ‘all stick we ma memor
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@AMaxwell54 tweeted
He's got a Mickey Moose Agri degree fae the SRUC (entry qual. BBC (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
condarie skuils shaws an unco degree o virr an pleisur on the pert
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t Scots singer tae win a BASM degree at the RSAMD. His ain concert
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
year and there wis a certain degree o sadness when we said oor la
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West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Grades then Highers then a degree in Paramedic Science. Ah said on page 169

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
il a guid first cless honours degree.
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
t with him havin’ his media degree.
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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ring back, an there wis aye a degree o competition amang the whale on page 33
t seems that there wis a fair degree o organisation involved. Ae w on page 104
An weavin at this low degree on page 114

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Edinburgh

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Cornish haes sum degree o offeicial status, an like S on page 107
unified naitional tung? Whit degree o dialeck variation can we in on page 108

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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ing like that would need some degree of law and order ... But then
l. “Bit Ah only did a first degree. Ah’m a practical kin o chi
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Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
taps aff oan a sax degree Mairch morn on page 46

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
teacher? Does he even have a degree?" "You've been sittin in the on page 3

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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae, bro!’ he sais wae the degree ay certainty only those deep
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in tae go tae Caley tae dae a degree in Social Sciences. Ah enjoye
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Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
visions o reality just a degree aff
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General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ximum impact. Dependin on the degree o yer offence, ye cud be belt on page 42

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A degree, so audacious, it's almost co on page 48

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
rteecularly, o students o the degree course there. on page 4

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Nae horticultural degree, on page 62

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
poets. Naether hes a Masters degree i Creative Writin - an sae t on page 91

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Douglas, Ashley Paternal genome drap-oot forders altruism in stieve populations, (Wiley Online Library 2022) Central, prose
ritance seestems, forby tae a degree that depends on the extent o
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a lattitude heicher nor saxty degree north sae some fowk micht no
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the pairty haes became, tae a degree that wisna sae true afore, th
probably faw awa noo tae sum degree. It micht even be tae the ben
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
There is a gey high degree o mutual unnerstaunin atween
t Germanic languages, share a degree o mutual unnerstaunin forby,
is o coorse faur less nor the degree o mutual unnerstaunin that ex
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
his education as weel as his degree in Theology at Edinburgh Univ

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
comin awa wi a Masters o Arts degree.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ty an gained a Masters o Arts degree so he wis a brainy cheel.

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
r nor tae P-Celtic leids, the degree o mutual unnerstaunin atween
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
ster. Ye'll fund oot tae whit degree in 50 year's time . (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
rgency dentist. Got the third degree fae a nurse. Noo Ah'm waitin (2020)
ike a clear cut case o second-degree murder tae me. https://t.co/y(2020)
ant a drink withoot the third degree.(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
y son, 23, is focusing on his degree right now. But I don't doubt (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
ng adae wi her big tae. Til a degree, in Scotland for monie genera
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
niversity wis gaun ti stert a degree in Chinese Studies, and, agin
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Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Tha like o a degree, foondin degree, HND or HNC, NVQ heicht 4 an
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