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The word 'routine'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
routineOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.23424
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland
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 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 4
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 24.8 4 3
GLA - Glasgow 35.2 7 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
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) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of routine in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
This age old ferming based routine - this lowsing o the kye. on page 86

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
is his been his early morneen routine on page 149

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
dmit Ah've ma standards an ma routine, an Ah'm nae gaun te apologis on page 86

1 matches

Mid Northern B

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
night and the usual same old routine. Awa tae meet ma mates and hi
1 matches

General Northern

Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
ally-based lives wi the daily routine o everyday things. She can re on page 5

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
fell in wi a mair commonplace routine o sermons. The Tribune’s co
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@72redz1903 tweeted
@JimSpenceSport This is the routine my auld fella used tae get us (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
oan. Archie went through the routine. The manager took the wee gle on page 1

1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
it became diluted by nichtly routine. Her mither wid stroke her ha
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e bother fur him really. A “routine save” as the commentators a
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
boather fur him really. A “routine save” as the commentators a
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
inhale ma light herted comedy routine. Whatever he’s been puffin
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rghLive_ a take it this was a routine check then? (2020) twitter link

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
nae excuse, eh got misel a routine, brand new on page 104

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
's tae. When happiness wis as routine as wakin up tae daylight and on page 34

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sin, o coorse, bit his normal routine wis tae eat than faa asleep,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
red me tae tears wae the same routine aboot choosin a new path in l
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ne and ah’ve goat intae the routine ae keepin the place well kept
1 matches

Glasgow

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
t to send you for tests. It's routine in these cases. on page 18
him. "The doctor told me it's routine. on page 19

2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e shirt oan, gien it the full routine. ‘I was just about to medit
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ood an dae the full abduction routine, as far as ah wis concerned,
is, ah don’t think it wis a routine designed tae scare the shite
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wae the stern schoolmistress routine. ‘You’ll have to book ano
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s the concerned family member routine.’
1 matches

General Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aw seemed tae hae sum kind o routine. Skalla-Magnus, the heid o th on page 56

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
they become part o' yer daily routine. Set aboot it pronto! on page

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ildit wumman, lanesome in the routine o her dreich life. on page 60

1 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
As haes became routine i Britain’s political cultu
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the sake o sauftey becomes a routine pairt o war, an the ainlie ba
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
et oan wi the rest o ma day's routine afore the polis got there spe on page 112

1 matches

Niven, Liz Burnin Whins, (Luath 2004) Central, poetry
Brither Wull, tae scuil’s routine ye wir ill-fitted,
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
She repeated the routine o the previous nicht an retui on page 10
She knowed Sally's mid-mornin routine weel. Wheaten on a Nlonday. S on page 47

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