| rather | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 34.1 | 113 | 61 |
| ORK - Orkney | 59.6 | 6 | 4 |
| SHD - Shetland | 34.9 | 6 | 2 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 3.3 | 1 | 1 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | |||
| DOR - General Northern | 57.6 | 13 | 8 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 30.9 | 12 | 7 |
| WCE - West Central | 17.8 | 4 | 3 |
| DUN - Dundee | 31.9 | 3 | 1 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 68.2 | 11 | 5 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 55.3 | 11 | 4 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| LAL - General Central | 32.8 | 25 | 18 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 84.8 | 7 | 2 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | 163.5 | 1 | 1 |
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 251.1 | 8 | 2 |
| 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 | 28.4 | 1 | 1 |
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I'd far rather on page 120
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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ill going strong. It has been rather rainy again, and made the gro on page 37
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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
c control an exploitation but rather just when ye feel bad(2020)
@helenmoncrieff tweeted
energised after a beach walk rather than enraged and hopeless abo(2020)
ally trouble me. I'm actually rather grateful.. #Shetland https://(2020)
Rather surprised to find a roadkill (2015)
3rd equal in da pub quiz. Rather impressed with ourselves.(2013)
I'm rather excited aboot seein Doug Alla(2014)
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
rather unsucessfully ower yon extra
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@72redz1903 tweeted
have Boyle up against Kennedy rather than considine. Kennedy got f (2020) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
awa like he disnae care. Wid rather hey SOAE @schreuder92 or SWUL(2020)
@daleser23 tweeted
ae so sure smoocher. Think id rather be deaf than listen to either(2013)
@_DawnLeslie tweeted
ke was of linguistic interest rather than jist the wye I spoke a(2020)
Or rather, 'Fa says fit far?' ?? https:(2019)
@fittiecrooners tweeted
ittie fit might be gud fer ye rather spend muckle penny on new sta(2016)
r the pensioners huddock. Wid rather starve than eat yon rubbit fo(2016)
eed some decent entertainment rather than yon Hungarian boatmen af(2016)
ce and chit chat! Nae chunce! Rather poke pins in ma heed(2018)
@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@FaeFoggie @AFCHereWeGo Wid rather nae(2020)
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
planned tae dae. Through the rather contagious power which is edu on page 92
itive oot ae the bag, sooner, rather than later. Especially since on page 109
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Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
e Scots language speakers but rather to encourage more pupils to b
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tho the straik had enfeebled rather nor disa-
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
he cringers and self-loathers rather than bein angry at them thoug
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
emanated fae amorphous shapes rather than pursed lips. Wan ae the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
I would rather ask questions which produce i
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
t ah’m no a poser, eh? but, rather, that ah’m the real deal. T
y soonds tae be heard in this rather large storage unit.
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
that one bonnyton? or would u rather nobody supports ur team - bt (2020) twitter link
m8 n dinnae b defeated - ad rather tell the truth n get blocked (2020) twitter link
Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
Aye awright maw but ad rather play Roblox.
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ye cud wricht it ‘spier’ rather as ask… bit it’s hoo it s
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
the country, that they get a rather harsher answer than they expe
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
the Queen”can be a unifying rather than a devisive force!
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
a lovely sponge, though we do rather worry about you having nobody
ng nobody but him here. He is rather getting on. But never mind,
e telt the Pandit, “you are rather apt to let your kindness be i
he deed, though. I’d really rather not know.”
e agreed, “that was maybe a rather delicate topic.”
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
n slices o silica oot the way rather than steppin oan them. He cau
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
esperate screams. Ah wid much rather face doon ten boays tooled up
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’Makes sense, that. It wis rather easy oan the nose. Anywey, Do
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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s The Great Escape theme tune rather than Yankee Doodle. That wid on page 35
then on n rightly terrorised. Rather than take our opportunity tae on page 54
uld spiral out of control, so rather than it descendin intae more on page 59
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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Preferrin rather tales o greatness, for their on page 19
But always, always bein rather smairt. on page 87
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
gaun tae the gemme, like us, rather than signin oan the dotted li
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
bein congenial wae the swine, rather than tell him whit ah really
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oom for patrons tae be seated rather than be crowded roon a bar as
e the other side, as it were. Rather, it’s an arrangement that h
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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
k ilka Sabbath, it wis Jennet rather than Edam that tuik the bairn on page 74
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
We arrive at the rather grand entrance; ma eyes are q
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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
rather ging tae Odin sword in haun, on page 14
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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
mingin' an' cried thit they'd rather be at scoofin' their left sho on page
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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Rather sit oan their erses, an pat t on page 16
ts tae fuck, now wouldn't you rather A'd lied? on page 56
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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
"Mibbe she'd rather have her Heaven in the here a on page 3
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Freeman, Fred Lallans 102 - Burns, Hamish and Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
h suppler instrument than the rather wooden 'ballad-English' (And on page 59
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, sae nae doot they were said rather than sung. The sangs in the b on page 62
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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ah’d rather hae drooned wi ma nebby neebo
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
a Chapter: Rights for Nature. Rather than treating nature as prope
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s me this cheque’. We get a rather mair frequent yiss o the cont
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
January cam' in lik a lion rather than lik a lamb an sae it's t
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
es offay the fucker. Makes me rather ashamed ay masel, tae be hone
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
Much rather hae a wee lacin ae broon rath
hae a wee lacin ae broon rather than pure MDMA. Wae love fae
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@g_hibby tweeted
better be implemented sooner, rather than later.. Over tae yersel' (2023) twitter link
@jax6754 tweeted
Loop Whur anoot? Mind you I'd rather hae rain in evening when at h(2015)
@RickHJohnston tweeted
TBH I'd rather see the Ukraine ???? flag rig (2022) twitter link
boo in the UK. SCOTLAND would rather be in the EU. 65% in the last (2022) twitter link
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
than say do you mean kingdom rather than monarchy, what's not to (2020)
@rattlecans tweeted
ng telt how it is gaunnae be, rather than just accepting them as M (2022) twitter link
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
rom the these small countries rather than EU (rather than a wee sp (2021) twitter link
ep oor eyes oan oor neighbour rather than WM. The real reason of W(2020)
NE to reevaluate oor identity rather then being sae-called Engli(2020)
s aye remembered that but ahm rather fir Beano, Oor Wullie, The Br(2020)
Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
vereigns wuz hingin frae hir" rather the sort of blondes who would on page 33
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