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Use in varieties of Scots

tac Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.3 11 7.4 0 5.8 0 14.5
Number of occurrences3122 5 0 1 0 3
Number of authors18 11 4 1 2

Occurrences of tac in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Well, back tac the gemme, then," the Queen s on page 91

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
hous, an hae hardly ony toys tac play wi, an och, ower mony le on page 19
screivit by the prisoner tae-tac somebody." on page 44

2 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
bairns filled, they aye seem tac be lookin' tae their stamachs on page 5
It's grand tac hae some time tae yerscell, t on page 7
dab whan they like. If ye wis tac gan up tae some oO' them an' on page 24

4 matches

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
en Mr Green hed nae chyce but tac step in. A psychiatric report on page 83

1 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
richt?" exclaimed Ma, rushin tac her aid. Rosie by nou haed ri on page 1

1 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
ers.' Ah remember we got read tac whether we wanted tae or no. on page 7

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
etional puzzle gemmes lik tic-tac-toe tae swith graphical gemme on page 54

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
r. So it wis that he cam back tac the ithers at the table they' on page 76

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
how's about it sexy, he said tac Yvonne on the way ootac on page 169

5 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
ke flags in battle playin tic-tac-toe. on page 121

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
etional puzzle gemmes lik tic-tac-toe tae swith graphical gemme on page 54

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
(http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac) caws the crack anent haikin, on page 65

1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
band and some ower yased blue tac'. There baith gonnae fa' apar(2021) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
an e rowlers hannit him ower tac be condemned tae daith an foo on page 121

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
me tak ye doon cause I'm gan tac Raspberry Park on page 125
Yer gan tac tak i'plunge on page 165

2 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
rker on the TV? Weel, the tic-tac within the criminal fraternit
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
dna heed him. Back he flappit tac Hallierackit, fa scrattit his
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
pink carpet at you cood sink tac your ankles in, an da antique on page 47

1 matches

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
m, I bid him polite, his life tac plumb; Lay pipe an pot atap t on page 59

1 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
d wile popular an folk wanted tac hear mair aboot it. Wull an m
n in charge whut he wantic us tac dae. He toul us jist tae taak
2 matches

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