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The word 'longer'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
longerOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus227348
ORK - Orkney 69.6 7 4
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 70.3 2 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B 223.7 2 2
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.9 5 4
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 31 5 4
GLA - Glasgow 65.3 13 4
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 72.7 6 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.8 3 3
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 longer 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

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e two last cups took a meenit longer, as I added me potion in. I h on page 22

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Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ke the hert o me - my luv no longer mine! on page 24

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Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The harder ye dance, the longer hid'll lest, on page 31

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The promise o longer days on page 65
The harder ye dance the longer hid'll lest on page 157

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e two last cups took a meenit longer, as I added me potion in. I h on page 76

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Am ferd thill no longer fit. on page 102

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
else. It won’t be for much longer that I will be able to get of
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I realise dis usually taks longer as just watchin da ad til I c (2021) twitter link
In idder news I no longer own a VW polo :( (2020) twitter link

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
sh dy hands we and soap lasts longer #ParentHack #SoapLastsLonger (2020) twitter link

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
na want till stay in here any longer!" on page 36
rouble yersel till say id any longer than at," sade Alice. on page 88

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the wifie, "does one leg feel longer than the other?" on page 60

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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
assassinations to her credit longer than my arm! The best of the
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
inta Doric an it has taen me longer an ah thocht it wad!(2015)
iscovered aat ah hiv een foot longer een the ither, an aat this is(2019)

Mid Northern B

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
an the other one it is taking longer tae take in ma adrenaline rus
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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
eep this stookie on fir a bit longer!
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Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
‘For how much longer? The Company won’t take too
old. You won’t survive much longer in a place like this on your
2 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Longer than i'roadie stretchin oot a on page 192

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@72redz1903 tweeted
n and attack - the rest play longer, fight for the scraps and hit (2022) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
kyou for bbsitting...slightly longer than expected!!! xx(2011)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t's mither they'd no keep her longer than was necessary. If she'd on page 1

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McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
few weeks and indeed, perhaps longer." on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
As it was once: no longer monochrome. on page 31

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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@BBCSport no longer the best football league anyw (2021) twitter link
r beleeve it - jist takes me longer noo lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
d me richt, but jist hou much longer am Ah gauny be able tae keep on page 102

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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
stantial fundin), this is nae longer a tenable poseetion as it wid
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Edinburgh

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
nce adorin girlfriend wis nae longer huddin his hand. By the half- on page 35

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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s, that piece of paper. We no longer have the piece of paper, Pand
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
jist a touch ah reply. Am no longer jokin’ when ah say that, ah
en it’s no gonnae last much longer. Unexpectedly, he grabs at ma
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
™Ah cannae wear this mask any longer, ah’m dyin son’’
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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
rday but the day is gonnae be longer. We're in the 'bad boy seats' on page 51

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ransformation an that I'm nae longer a despicable, alky, obsessive on page 3

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
€™s boom or bust Britain. Nae longer a viable concern, it wis raze
that.’ ah sais, ‘how much longer dae ye expect me tae dae this
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
uldnae huv left it just a bit longer, hud tae fuckin obliterate th
nce fur whit seems like a lot longer than it probably is, he sais,
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ght, ah’ll no keep yies any longer.’ ah sais, grabbin the hold
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n’t keep us in suspense any longer then, eh? Where ur we gaun?â€
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
his other wan fur just a bit longer than is comfortable.
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gine. Ah’ll no be here much longer anywaiy. Whit’s the point i
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
icial. Ma heart an theirs nae longer in it. A marriage deid in the
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Ayrshire

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
have reversed; Evelynn is no longer the "odd one out". Ah feel li
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
uld's gettin' tae me mair the longer ah wait here.
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General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
cunnert wae stories, we're no longer weans, on page 33

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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
you to enjoy his singing for longer. And, of course, he could als on page 3

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@jax6754 tweeted
tch xtra factor as you are ni longer oan it! xxx(2014)
t tae you but a dinna think a longer hae charger fir it! Hae a gui(2015)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
needs a long time out then a longer nap.(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
at the ither day. Took me far longer than it shud've. Stoopid comp(2020)
h wish Ah'd frolicked harder, longer, an mair often.(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
How much longer are we (Scotland, England, Ir(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
l BOSS" willnae be there much longer. https://t.co/74f57YKg0W (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
telly isnae gonnae last much longer ?? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
corner, but th Rabbit was nae longer tae b' seen: she funnd hersel on page 10
nae want tae stei in here ony longer!" on page 37
rouble eersel tae say eet ony longer than that," said Ahlice. on page 90

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The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
list o' names keeps getting' longer, and wi' huge scale conflicts
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
and be gang where the sun nae longer shine oan him! ?? https://t.c(2020)
wid die happy when we are nae longer chained tae their royalty fuc(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ng a channelled fragment of a longer poem by an unnamed local cont on page 47

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
their submerged bodies. He no longer on page 42

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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
tae put up wi’ it for much longer. Faither lost his job when th
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