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Use in varieties of Scots

's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words44 31.4 15.1 0 348.7 10.3 39.8
Number of occurrences14161 10 0 60 1 9
Number of authors50 29 7 8 1 6

Occurrences of 's in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ean ae Christ Church, an Alice's two sisters, Lorina and Edith on page v

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Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
this innocent-like lassock's wame, on page 52

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Aitchison, Craig nobody remembers the birdman - Fishin the Mairch, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
airch haiks seawart. In watter's on page 1

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
show ae presentin them tae ye's baith for approval afore yer on page 76
tance stertit showin atween ye's efter a while. Noticeable. A on page 77
the rest o us, leevin aff Jock's wage, him worked tae the bone on page 78

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
suit, a baggy broon affair wha's best days wir i the bygane, on page 26
'Naw acause gin thai rowed Rab's neb, Eck's erse an yer lugs t on page 27

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Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Doon frae Nolan's baur on page 129

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Howie's Land on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
wbody wis redd tae loss an oor's sleep jist tae hear whit he h on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
HERE'S THE WEATHER on page 8
the engine's pechin skreich, on page 10
by Wattie's Nets, the Needle's Ee, Torrs Hill abuin on page 11

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
'. THEY MADE IT HAPPEN! OCH, T'S A PICTURE 0' PURE STOATIN' JO on page

3 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
t doon on his jeans. "Well, it's jist as well ye didnae have a on page 36

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ple o William Laughton Lorimer's owersettin o the New Testamen on page vi

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'No one's been talking about you, Siobh on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
For angels' wings (or devil's back): This horse shall serve on page 3
a bonny cuddy there, But there's muckle that ye lack. on page 4
On moss as soft's a bridal bed, Kicks the dead on page 5

3 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
rlt thegither. Ae weya culture's identityis cairried is in its on page 9

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
style o an encyclopaedia. Thon's whan yer bit screive pits owe on page 4

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Joe's Cloud on page 7

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ang words, I am shair that yon's whit it is. on page vii
n a yett. . ." Naw, ye see, it's awa. And I doot it wis the br on page viii
inti a Hoose is biggit at Pooh's Neuk for Heehaw on page 1

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
If it's stories wi happy endins that on page 1
whaur, hauf the time, naebody's got a - scooby whit ye're tr on page 4

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ewart, Countess o Argyll, Mary's hauf-sister (aged 29) on page 14

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Andra's Sang on page 50

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
And here's this mannie set in a pirraitc on page 98

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Whan Bessie lats me ken she's fash't wi me, on page 42

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
words ayont the wardle's end on page 60

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
Daeth's mair dern, mair distressin re on page 107

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
A dout Douglas's deeficulties isna juist that
eeficulties isna juist that he's pittin ower a muckle sophisti
like the Aeneid inti Scots, it's that the langage o his "nicht
"nae uther choiss" is that he's writin for fowk uized wi a co
wi a coortly tradeetion an he's laith ti faa back on the reso
25 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ney aye tempts some folk. That's hoo he wis captured.
An he did ... Ye see thur's aye anither yin.
weel fur him either. But that's anither story.

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Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
in lookin oot the windae. Thir's the soond o howlets hootin. on page 40

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Lut's hear some new sangs; on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Fit the hell..." Jack's een war like sassers es he le on page 6

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It's nae gan tae i'zoo on page 62

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Lay id where Childhood's dreams are twined In Memory's on page 6

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ll tyne my place Fan bairnheid's days are santit. on page 7

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand on page III
rroll is a pen-name: da writer's richt name wis Charles Lutwid on page V
e da best thing ta caa it: hit's a name laek Ulster Scots, and on page VI
erate, Wants "nonsense" an dat's aa. on page 5
actice ta say it ower"ves, dat's aboot da richt distance - bu on page 9
Also on pages 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126
9 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
o paece ta tak pleasure i Göd's mak an ta mind on da wan wha on page 4
Göd Man cam seekin dem. 'Whit's come o you?' he said. on page 5
Abraham's Feth on page 9
A start later Isaac's haelt wis failin an ee day he on page 11
Jacob's Boys on page 13
Also on pages 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 72, 73, 79, 85, 87, 88, 91, 93, 95, 97, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 123, 124, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 151, 153, 155, 17, 159, 160, 161, 163, 165, 166, 169, 173
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
hin I set me doon wi last year's list tae write oot da Christm on page 1
t simmer, whin yun new fokk at's come tae da Brakes hedd a bar on page 2
oogs is anidder aald neebir at's gane dis year. Dey say you so on page 4
ep. (Sometimes, wi da brukk at's on nooadays, I tink shü wisn on page 5
It's fine ta mak new freends too, on page 7
Also on pages 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 91, 92, 93, 94
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Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
irss, a ammirswak ati'da waasp's böl, a aagmint on page 11

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
o da population. Da number at's gien atidda 2011 census gies on page 7
tae be a pairteen atween fokk's kennin o demsels an dir haem, on page 9
bidden fairly different an hit's a muckle pairt o wir local id on page 10

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
r wirds is dew apö da speeder's wub: on page 21
"Weel, hit's a boo o wadder fae da sooth-a on page 23
whit we say ta whit's lippened. Takk pity apö dem on page 24

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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
Hit's no lik a track event, high ji
rt; bit wi high jimp, weel hit's aboot lack o effort. Aa da pa
See if du tries ower herd? Du's gaein ta end up erse ower tit
Orkney lass, an Ah'm tinkin it's wheer I nivver heard o her af
letes seem ta live i der coach's pockets. Lik dey canna tink o
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'Noo at du's grown up, mi jewel, du sall m
So, ee fine simmer's nicht, Smootie did jöst dat.
Noises cam fae da hoose. Bairn's voices. Shö jumpit up on da
'Mam, der's sic a lovely peerie cat here,
in! Can we keep him? I tink he's a stray.'
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Could I talk to you please? It's about the boy." on page 1

1 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Frae the blak car's comin, on page 2

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
fer yer wife, fer tha wean she's cairryin ïs o tha Halie Spï on page 1

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
FRAE COWIE'S CRAIG on page 1
Thair childér's wames whan tha blicht cum on on page 2
Frank's liein in a kirkyaird noo, wee on page 6
am got it eftér him. Waulliam's brither, Elic, had yin o tha on page 7

4 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
it is, aifter aa the taak, it's daen, me buik o poames!! A ho on page 1

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BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
cannae stand it when my frien's that live acrass the water Gi
Caledonian Planters You see it's from old Scotia's shores that
from old Scotia's shores that me and mine desce
land the Brave' ata was Scotia's tune List'ning at Broad Islan
We've bards an a' frae Erin's land that even talk the same
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