| avoid | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 16.6 | 55 | 45 |
| ORK - Orkney | 39.7 | 4 | 4 |
| SHD - Shetland | 17.4 | 3 | 3 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 35.2 | 1 | 1 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 6.5 | 2 | 2 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | 13.3 | 3 | 3 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 10.3 | 4 | 3 |
| WCE - West Central | 26.6 | 6 | 4 |
| DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 2 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 24.8 | 4 | 3 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 30.1 | 6 | 4 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 10.7 | 1 | 1 |
| LAL - General Central | 11.8 | 9 | 8 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.1 | 1 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | |||
| 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) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | 85.3 | 3 | 3 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an takan the ootside line tae avoid the bollards, shae taks off w on page 86
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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
tak ower, gled tae avoid thir fithers scowl. on page 95
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@peediepuss tweeted
cry it the chicken shin, tae avoid ony mair huffs and pootsy beh (2021) twitter link
Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
But I can recommend a wye tae avoid bein smitten agaen,” he sai
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
yir phone on airplane mode ta avoid contact an basically formin a (2021) twitter link
@DoricPhrases tweeted
eam tae the leather cheir tae avoid cracking, wis, Cwid ye appl(2019)
@Franwella tweeted
nt evening......as long as we avoid the Banchory Brie stuff.....o(2011)
@fittiecrooners tweeted
orted oot fer Halloween, will avoid a yon Fittie Kids chapping on(2017)
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ps twa at a time, careful tae avoid Mary's wee pile o ash an doup on page 39
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t amateur fitbaw - a try tae avoid thae no smokin n drinkin stad (2021) twitter link
Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
. An’ ah wis tryin’ tae avoid the library (fer reasons ah
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ol had tae cover her nose tae avoid that rank smell. (Back tae th
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@MizLiot tweeted
actually pretending he is tae avoid getting his erse skelped an s (2021) twitter link
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
It sayz on thi label, avoid alcohol on page 18
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n an on. Maist fowk tried tae avoid gettin the smit by bidin indo on page 96
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ad gotten oot o Beatrice. Tae avoid thaim, he gamed wi Falad, whi
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a jaicket and jumper oaff tae avoid runnin the very real risk ae
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
r your diet. Also, you should avoid too much stress’’
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e's turned aff his mobile tae avoid it. Ma maw's still textin me on page 49
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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e're an adult. Ye cannae jist avoid anyhin that makes ye feel a w on page 26
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cey who’s dain his best tae avoid eye contact wae me.
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sharp, like he’s tryin tae avoid the issue.
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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
the Laird may no be able tae avoid trouble." on page 3
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
tae the left jist in time tae avoid bein duntit by it. on page 16
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
itive to read, editors should avoid ambiguity, jargon, and vague on page 9
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
as possible we are ettlin tae avoid een giein the equivalent Engl
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
tae avoid aw
tae avoid shared yins.
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
, but it lost, an we need tae avoid makkin the ae mistakes again.
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@LairnScots tweeted
mous list o 'Scotticisms' tae avoid includit sic words as 'mind' (2019) twitter link
Adams, Rab Yarns 3 - A Ghost Story, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ulster, prose
e folk, wey maistle tried tae avoid a thon serious political stuf
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@HurchinHome tweeted
re here! Definitely tryin tae avoid snecking tha gress!(2020)