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The word 'desperation'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
desperationOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.71916
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
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)

Occurrences of desperation in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
hed nae idea whit ta dö. In desperation, shö pat her haand in her po on page 28

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
feel," he insisted, a tone a desperation in his voice, "I'm booked to on page 55

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ience, a lack o choice equals desperation." on page 37
r o fear, excitemint an Sheer desperation wis hingin hivvy in the air. on page 39

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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a wee quinie Jeemicky in pure desperation swung a kick at Bob’s heed
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Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
haad again, syne wi a hint o desperation in his vyce cam oot wi, 'Ah t on page 57

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General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wis ferrly a touch o desperation aboot Derek's voice. Bit mind
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West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Faimily's driven in desperation, on page 15

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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
an argiement born oot o sheer desperation. on page 140

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Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rice,” he sayed, ina tone o desperation, “will thoo hae me? Will th
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Ayrshire

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Faimlies driven in desperation,
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General Central

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e wis naething he cud dae. In desperation, he cried oot tae Athena, the
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
t he still evaded capture. In desperation they put 5000 merks on his he

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Eventually in desperation they ordered the garrison cap

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
ncludin mony spellins. In the desperation tae assert their difference,
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South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A desperation noo it gripped on page 28

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South West (Galloway)

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
is aa the waa'd up desperation, on page 47

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@StuartPoet tweeted
lturekhan Aye, it hud an Aero desperation(2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aakin tae him," said Alice in desperation. "Hae's naw wise!" An shae op on page 57

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