Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

The word 'ideal'

- basic concord - pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings -

Use in varieties of Scots

ideal	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	10.5	35	27
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
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
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	15.5	6	3
WCE - West Central	8.9	2	2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	24.8	4	2
GLA - Glasgow	15.1	3	3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	10.5	8	7
SEA - South East (Borders)	24.2	2	2
SWE - South West (Galloway)	41.8	3	2
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)

Occurrences of ideal 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

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
e new tae haggis, this is the ideal introduction. Serve wae claps
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
u hae i da sittin room''ll be ideal. I mind foo peerie dat ane wi on page 63

1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@LalaPie Soonds ideal!(2021)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Oh! So fit div you think ma ideal wecht shid be?" on page 36
onde hair, massive boobs...ma ideal wumman. She', perfeck...absol on page 56

2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
0 The Trading Post #Peterhead Ideal paperweights, ornaments or lo(2017)

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ti gang afore we win til the ideal , but we’r shuirlie that wee
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
(2) in the broader media. The ideal seetuation is tae be yaisin S
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
se language for the sake o an ideal is easy on the ear. Itherweys
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lues ee git frae the picturs. Ideal fur bairns, bit wi a story wi
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ashwilsonauthor in an ideal world ad luve tae see all the (2021) twitter link
usselburgh stop n start isnae ideal a no but mental health n mora (2021) twitter link

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
verdose couldny huv been merr ideal. Meant I didn't huvty actuall on page 102

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Kyle said tae us, Whit's yir ideal maist romantic date. Widy; me on page 112

1 matches

Edinburgh

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
modren - warkin taewards an ideal, an no confinin wirsels tae a on page 108

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
l-pleased. Raggle had been an ideal maister for the early stages
er fund the medical pairty an ideal spot, unner cover an neist a
on, aareadies held up as the ideal o beauty, especially male bea
3 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
three inches isnae exactly ma ideal height." on page 50

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
C Milan tracky on which isnae ideal camouflage. A'm oot ae breath on page 34

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
tae be the staundart ideal on page 17

1 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
doun reglar only exists in an ideal warld, whiles ye will only ha on page 44

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
name of thir twa ideals. The ideal o correckness is that pouerfu on page 9

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
me nories o his ain aboot the ideal wey o spellin the leid, an wa on page 56

1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
For aw that, in an ideal warld, we’d hae saftware ta
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
snae an autocrat, like Trump. Ideal-like, a widnae want Biden in (2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
tae conform tae an aesthetic ideal. It's madness. #BeingBritishE(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
nus Love it. You guys are the ideal presenters. Hoots mon(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
's story 'All that Glisters'. ideal fir weans revisin fir Nationa (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The drifts and bogs, no ideal on page 50

1 matches

The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
ll up Wulton Hill that wad be ideal for community yuis like pipe
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Wid be ma ideal selection on page 105

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ok of illustrated Scots poems ideal for weans, teachers, mums, da(2020)
, cold, clear and starry sky. Ideal night for a fire. Cannae bate(2020)