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The word 'difference'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
differenceOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus43.414478
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 52.3 9 5
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen 62.9 6 3
DOR - General Northern 48.8 11 8
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 38.7 15 8
WCE - West Central 31.1 7 3
DUN - Dundee 116.8 11 3
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 70.3 14 5
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 53.9 41 28
SEA - South East (Borders) 72.7 6 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.8 4 4
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 94.2 3 2
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of difference in Corpus

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Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - Five Signs, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Whit difference daes hid mak, whit me skin's on page 15

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
Brian Cox’s weel-documented difference o opinion wae his BBC bosses
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Shü'll nivver ken da difference," he braggit ta da boys i da on page 71
nie my dug seemed ta sense da difference, as shü bounded eftir a rabb on page 93

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da eens at med a difference on page 25
instead a hoose ta hadd wir difference. on page 26
traivel wi wir difference, an savour on page 39

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
y greeting so dey can tell da difference (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
n positive? It wid mak a real difference!(2021)

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
much! Da MRI will mak such a difference tae da community - saving li(2019)

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Captin's hat's cus thi onley difference eit aye nottesed wee eis hat' on page 7
eit didna seem tae mak muckle difference, thi injin jist seemed tae re on page 46

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ches people - really makes a difference." on page 44

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit’s the difference atween a loon fae Stonehaven (2014)
lker Julie. Ye’ve made sic a difference tae ma lyffe. Learn mair aboo(2019)

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wha ettled tae mak a material difference as weel as a poetic ane. The
1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
very country trying tae mak a difference on page 17

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n up aa nicht an aa. The only difference wis: he had taen the Benzedre on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
looked a bit o a tink. Fit a difference fae his wife, Abbie’s mithe
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
, it wad nae dout mak an aafu difference.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ae person can mak a gigantic difference.
ifficult as his ane tae mak a difference. But fan ye’r lyin cosy tuc
2 matches

General Northern

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
It disna mak nae difference, be it techno, jive or soul, on page 13

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Maks nae difference far ye ir or fa ye'd like tae on page 175

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
said Ailice. "Aat maks aa the difference." on page 67

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ig, fat, pey packet, an fit a difference that maks - as monie o ye wi on page 111

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
spital he coodnae believe the difference,
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
t match interviews. Makes nae difference tae anything. Simple fact is (2022) twitter link
@colinclyne Difference atween good players and very (2021) twitter link
say. I agree, Cosgrove made a difference and gave us a presence. Even (2020) twitter link
Agree, I struggle tae see the difference between Jason Leitch’s dismi (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
aton to Bieldside there is an difference as well(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
stuck tae brandy but made nae difference(2016)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The difference atween the twa touns — ane
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
hut, but it didna make muckle difference kis his past misdaeins wis ab on page 86

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
d onythin. I mean, whit's the difference? on page 1

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
like ah'm stupid. Ah ken the difference between a dream and a memory. on page 23

1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
, houever ya can, an feel the difference.
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
as ma ain. Yet aw ah saw wis difference. Ah didnae unnerstaun hou dan
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
blawn up… no that it made a difference onywey since the lassies wurr
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
rd English there’s a bigger difference than when ye compare the Scot
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
hey're haunnelt that maks the difference.
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
itie ... no as ye’d ken ony difference.
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
cey @MusselburghAth thats the difference brian - between a defo call (2020) twitter link
a legend brother - thats the difference! (2021) twitter link
atter what level - thats the difference! (2021) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
it, naethin ah said made ony difference. Ah kept bawlin, "It wisnae m on page 102
pantomime, but wi wan muckle difference. In this room there wis an en on page 144
ubted she could huv tellt the difference if she didnae ken. 'Miss Hone on page 187
s it eicht threes? Whit's the difference atween three eichts and eicht on page 212

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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ents are that static that the difference atween yin pairty an anither
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
sae whit? Whit odds is it the difference a Scots Language Board wad ma
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
There’s a hell o’ a difference atween the workin’ class Sc
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
banks o the Thames mak muckle difference tae the wey things were warki on page 9
t dae ye think this maks onie difference tae the posh boys an their pa on page 54
anent language difference fae an early stage helps them on page 66

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
whuts thi difference. on page 10
that's thi difference atween you an me. on page 96

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
fae a lang time ago when the difference atween history an story didna on page 10
unsfolk lookit at them an saw difference. An difference in hard times on page 97

4 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Aye. Same difference. https://t.co/qo8kuNIwyG(2020)
The maist difference atween siller an time: ye aye(2020)

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sp whit ah wiz saying but nae difference he’d aye fucking giggle an
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
these kids we did mak’ a difference. Fir yin thin’ they were ac
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ate in brackets. Tae show the difference in direct quotations, offered
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ght, "it's goat tae make some difference tae ma size; an Seein as it c on page 40
n whit ah say, ony roads-same difference." on page 68
ht; "no that it makes much _. difference," she said tae hersel; "He di on page 115
lates; "no that it makes much difference either wey," she thought tae on page 116

6 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e we've been here. What's the difference?' on page 4
fter me but naw. In fact, wit difference wid it huv made if ye did com on page 16

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
r lulls. Asking will make nae difference, but the compulsion comes. on page 3

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
ys anither wan won't make any difference. That's anither person tae fi on page 11

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
even, nonstop till five. Only difference is we sit ootside tae eat wur
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
idnae seem tae make that much difference tae ma da. He used tae go doo
ist Centre tae meditate. Same difference. He never talked aboot it, wi
. . surely it disnae make any difference?'
3 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
at pownie an sled made aa the difference tae their daily darg - nou a on page 57

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e VIP section whaur the anely difference wis the bit o blue claith cov on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
arent, like gauze - like the difference atween a richt plump o rain a on page 7

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
m-wave - an it'd mak hee-haw difference, if aw thon Scots wis daein w on page 3

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
a' aboot, we dinnae mak' ony difference on page

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
There's a fundamental difference we see ilka day and night, on page 79

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
sense that designation maks a difference. on page 15
uise tae bide in. That is the difference that I howp ye wull see. on page 16
hereas weak policie can mak a difference gin it haes money ahint it. on page 58

3 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
k on the CD, foo tae tell the difference atween the spik o an Aberdoni on page 87

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
But there wis a difference atween the wey the chookie wi on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
rd-bi-word intae Scots an the difference that readin the owersettin al on page 41

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
oncy or hoasty, it's the same difference at the bottom o the river.' on page 97

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
hare's Daddie rattons, an the difference is like the burds an the bees on page 81

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
in dune this, he had seen the difference atween gaitherin a tradeetion on page 69

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ter Scott an Shakespeare, the difference atween a siege royal an an in on page 127

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
he West but it still made nae difference. Piles o heat were stacked up on page 37

3 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
talks o the need tae ken the difference atween
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
boot seen an done. There is a difference amang thir plays in their usa
1 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ther on maitters that are the difference atween life an daith, poverty
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
lsale transformation – whit difference is there atween a neoliberal
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
tra, but we shidna define oor difference based simply on daein the opp
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ando taks a deek at the sterk difference atween the street politics o
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
terity votes micht mak aw the difference tae budgets an the like. This
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ongs fae yer monopthongs? The difference atween code-switchin and bein
wh-wirds, sic that there is a difference in pronoonciation atween ‘w
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
s a muckle warld o connotit difference atween the “First Minister
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
desperation tae assert their difference, ‘methinks the laddie doth
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
at cardboard. It wis like the difference between Christmas tree skinkl
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
The muckle difference atween the twa is ayont doot
, ye will lug-in tae a subtle difference in the quality o the “ch”
2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
p in the street ablow. Whit a difference the gas had made. He cuid see
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@ClashCityClarky tweeted
- as it is an should be. The difference this'll mak tae young fowk, y(2018)

@MartinBroon tweeted
n the right feet??. Whit goal difference? ??. ??????????. ????????(2019)
ffer for 90 mins wid make the difference.. ?????????(2019)

@billykayscot tweeted
d the question, “Whit’s the difference atween Elvis Presley an Walt (2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ers: Get them tae discuss the difference between 'slang' and Scots lan(2018)

@rattlecans tweeted
't think he quite gets what a difference it made tae Mawe and her orna (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
y yaise this word? Whit's the difference atween spraffin, bletherin, h (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ir employments, a can see the difference between us and em sooth. http(2020)
mend yer ability to amend the difference atween being alone/solitude. (2020)
s best bet, a assure ye. The difference between counselling and analy(2020)
@dtaylor5633 There is the difference between The North and The Gre(2020)
en the linguistic and culture difference ??????? https://t.co/ux5ckhF9(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a wheen o years that made nae difference noo awa fir guid, atween aw t on page 77

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
like tae be able tae tell the difference, ken whit Ah mean? But a look on page 112

1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
ight Ah wis boarn. But little difference wid that smaw mercy make tae
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@StuartPoet tweeted
yce! Ane wee wird maks aa the difference ??(2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
t "it's bound tae mak a bit o difference in mae size; an baecaas it ca on page 40

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
zzle wus that folk understood difference in them days, people respecte on page 45

2 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
(fing'rs crossed) mak a quare difference tae ma wye o life. on page 30

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
t boy!" Sally cud see a quare difference in the wean since she met him on page 58

1 matches

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