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The word 'inform'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
informOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.51814
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 25 4 2
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 inform in Corpus

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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
'I regret to have to inform you that a report has been re on page 38

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General Northern

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e birthday caird. 'This is to inform you that a Compulsory Purchas on page 8

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wered Jonsar. "Well I have to inform
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(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
it says. "We are delighted to inform you, that you have an uncondi on page 92

1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
and he went aff tae inform the Schuil Governors thay the on page 222

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We Regret tae Inform Ye... on page 139

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Edinburgh

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
tion of Dunkirk, we regret to inform you the above named soldier i on page 76

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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it wid almost be criminal tae inform him ae the truth, tae be hone
ae their dreams only then tae inform them it’s fifty grand oor t
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
cer. A silent killer’’ ah inform him as ah mumble through anot
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
steamed up.’ ah decide tae inform him.
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General Central

Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
age Cross Pairty Group is tae inform the Scottish Government in ta on page 5

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
* Education Scotland will inform an engage wi parents an carer on page 7

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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
tae dae sae in weys thit wull inform an add tae that wirk.
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@g_hibby tweeted
Meant tae inform ye aw'.. That's 50 years the (2023) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
riant but failed miserably to inform the rest of the country. Down(2021)

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
, though she wis ay quick tae inform Missus Campbell by phone. The on page 78

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