A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'easier'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of easier in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@RumpleFugs Far easier wi masks, can confirm(2021)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
easier jist te listen than te interr on page 85

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ink ill o fit A'm sayin? Is't easier tae say, 'Yer illdeeins are f on page 17
"Fit are ye thinkin on? Is it easier tae say, 'Yer ill deeins are on page 88
God an aabody barges in. It's easier for e warl tae come till an e on page 108

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oodin, tee. Appairently, it's easier oan the stamacks o the elderl on page 46
gadgets designed te mak life easier. on page 50

2 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
rkin committees aa ower. It's easier said than deen, bit athoot th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
red Minnie, growin a thochtie easier.
da remairked, it wis 'aa the easier tae cairry hame.'
In a wye it made the flittin easier tae thole, kennin that Daisy
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
er Pranny," quo Kieran, "it's easier tae myn."
wis born, he wis easy-led an easier made a feel o. The gutters, t
e bairn sae she micht win awa easier….like pettin a stray dug, s
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
version i' site sae it's even easier tae share Doric translation g(2016)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
wi dyslexia A teach fin Scots easier nor English tae (2020) twitter link
be "A shamit im intae it" wis easier. (2021) twitter link

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ut that kinna fear is a sicht easier ti beat doon nor fear o the s
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ae-day lives o mony a gey lot easier. It has turned oot tae be wor
1 matches

General Northern

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
e as muckle win in't and it's easier tae cairy aroon because it's (2020)

North East Central

(South) East Central

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
at first then gets a wee bit easier. on page 7

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
but tae stert wi it micht be easier tae yaise a back nummer as a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
ned tae think in English, the easier it wis tae keep thae scunners
nin tae think in Scots soonds easier said than duin but it's dumfo
he company that jynes in, the easier it's gaun tae be for awbodie.
3 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ttin doun patent puzhion, tho easier
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
s supporters. It's never been easier tae brush up on yer Scots. Th
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Siccar, it wad be easier bein superfeecial gin yer lin
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
w's novel, But n Ben A-Go-Go,"Easier to read than Shakespeare, and
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
somethin shorter and a bittie easier.' on page 9
s because ah ken it'll mak it easier fur ye later. For example, by on page 63
a-times tables is a gey wheen easier than some o the bigger number on page 66
thin else, Miss Honey. It wis easier the second time, faur easier. on page 175
reddin oot the hoose a wheen easier and ye dinnae hae furniture t on page 187

6 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he day fur Drama cause it wis easier fur Mister O'Connor. Yvonne w on page 169

4 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
aid, Cause it wid make things easier. Aye, ah said, Easier fur who
. Aye, ah said, Easier fur who. Kirsty whit’s she
2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eh it's no gettin any easier on page 13
It dizzna git any easier, on page 35

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
cuid aw tak things a wee bit easier. Ye cin imagine the comments on page 50

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@d_anderson878 tweeted
Gie it a wee go. It'll growe easier. A felt a fraud spikkin Scots(2020)
ma quine - practice maks it easier. https://t.co/2iTzjO6XVo(2020)

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
These though easier, back sommersaults, can be da
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Tae mak it easier or waur on page 119

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Boabby was easier when ah went tae school.’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
An easier objective tae achieve ye migh
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in the win. For Adam, it wis easier tae luik at men face-doun, fo on page 53
n their windin sheets, it wis easier tae lift an shift an lay the on page 54
wa cruisies made it a wee bit easier for Bess tae spin; while Adam on page 56
..an makin meals a guid sicht easier ... Wi a riew bairn on the we on page 71

4 matches

General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
cht he had the first slichtly easier question richt but he wis far on page 40

2 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
nuance", tae mak the process easier. These meisures wull be subje on page 42

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ody skeel wi words an maks it easier tae learn ither languages. on page 11

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
glish makes the encyclopaedia easier and more intuitive to read, e on page 9
ped richtly. This maks readin easier on the een an can airt reader on page 10
s o thon leid. This is whiles easier said nor done as leids is qui on page 15
cots owersettars it is whiles easier an quicker tae owerset the wo on page 17
tor prose. Nanetheless, it is easier said nor done tae mak a text on page 34
Also on pages 57
6 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
But it is easier on page 155

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
rse, it didnae mak things ony easier that they had lost their hame on page 12
neckit awa, sae as tae mak it easier tae plan the hale thing oot. on page 115

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
hiefness wi the interviewees, easier wi some fowk than wi ithers. on page 9

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
it's cheaper tae produce, an easier tae uise (acause o its fameil on page 56

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Aw that’s made easier bi uisin an owerset that’s
uter haes made a lot o things easier, dinna be thinkin it’s duin
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
it can be gotten a hail sicht easier ither airts on the wab. A bod
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rentit writin on the insides. Easier tae dae that bit by haund, I
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
it's easier
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
measures bein passed maks it easier tae fecht for warkplace democ
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
English’. It would be a lot easier if adults just said ‘Scotsâ
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
thur numbers increased it got easier fur them tae be seen, tae be

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
and you can drink it so it's easier to go down. If ye dinnae like(2020)
s being bossed aboot life wis easier ?? ?? it wisnae really but it(2020)

@g_hibby tweeted
online noo.. It's a far sight easier, than phoning, or trailing do (2023) twitter link
ckMcIsBack @Amalkadog ????... Easier tae run oot fae doon the fron (2023) twitter link
The easier baw' there was tae McKirdy... (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
robics class! As intensity is easier when exercising in water! X?(2015)

@iainnicol tweeted
14 He's like Shakespeare, bit easier tae unnerstan.(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
is ayont me. Ah cin type far easier than Ah cin scrieve. The #DWP(2020)
a life. Whaiver said "it gets easier" wis a liar. Solidarity, hen.(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
er press ups. Yel fun this is easier than daein the press ups flat(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
id - dae whatever makes life easier fur you. (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
reenhorn76 Av always found it easier tae talk about ma mental heal (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)