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The word 'guaranteed'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
guaranteedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.82620
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 2
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 3
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 2
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of guaranteed 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

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
wis I and no mistake ~ Cheust guaranteed tae leave a trail o trouble i on page 68

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
RMORE PONKIN DEODORANT SPRAY, GUARANTEED, hit said, TA KEEP AWA GUFFY
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An this is guaranteed on page 15

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An intae trouble wis guaranteed. on page 6

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
i prices fae jis £32. Ye hiv guaranteed experience or yer siller back(2018)

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
A splendid time is guaranteed fir aa on page 133

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@beast_afc tweeted
@ee_sport Guaranteed tae get #coronovirus the day (2020)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
one hing,' he says. 'Deein is guaranteed.' on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
appointment durin the winter guaranteed some antique hus been rushed on page 38

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West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
fearsome serpents and it wis guaranteed tae bring yer skin oot in bil on page 101

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ye said it wis guaranteed, on page 143

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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
They says it wis guaranteed tae stay
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
te wi siller that cin only be guaranteed bi national governments taxin on page 37

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Guaranteed ti fuck up yir nite on page 7

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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
yin onset o seekness that wis guaranteed tae kill an affy lot o fowk. on page 96

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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e rhythm o a gallus mairch is guaranteed to send a wean tae sleep with on page 23

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General Central

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
MAIR HONKIN DEODORANT SKOOSH, GUARANTEED, it said, TAE KEEP AWA UNBONN on page 21

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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
unner an order for cairds wis guaranteed tae bring me oot in a cauld s
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
our Perty will hae ainly been guaranteed. Sae dictates Murphy’s Law.
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
f Johnson actually WIS toast, guaranteed it wid be smeared wae yon shi(2020)

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