A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of at's in Corpus

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
haims leukin for inside wark. At's the wey Yakcam got stertit al on page 85
"Aye, at's the tribble!" Cherlie said, " on page 86
r a wheen o jyners doun thare at's stertin here on Monday mornin on page 90

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
co lounderin, an here it's me at's needin it mair! She tynt the on page 48

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Date Twa an aw snell) Oh - 'at's awfu funny. Ye're the first b on page 2
e stramash. Zander Campbell. 'at's his name. No 'at A'll be need on page 3
gae bi ye. 'at's whit thay aye say in't hit? A on page 5

4 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
The ither development at's boun tae cast a lang shadda i on page 9

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
an gift them, see, ti Him at's hyneawa on page 23
them at's leukin, ay, disremember ti ga on page 27

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ic, wi a clekkit orthographie at's jinkin brawlie wi soun effeck on page 116

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
wul be nae surprise ti thaim at's read ma awn reviews, on page 6

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
My curse on Luve, at's thirl't me tae thon hizzie! on page 43

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ement tae the creative spreit at's in us aa, an kythes maist sco on page 129

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
d wi it mair nor wi the whein at's gaen afore. on page 140
th moral an ti dae wi siller, at's shawn i the societie o the da on page 142

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
journalism on cultural issues at's nocht avaa ti dae wi the Scot on page 4

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
anglifeed the environment is at's providit be childcare an be b on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
o juistice, but forby a tale at's thematicallie challengin kis on page 7

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
is said tae be a rod pictur (at's a road movie tae sum fowk). H on page 91

5 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
rst bodie tae win at a force, at's tae say 50% o aa votes, is el
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Olivia. At's nice.’
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
At's a rare sark yi'v on the day,
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
@JMcL14 @DrMDempster Oof, 'at's awfu recent. A wis in scuil i(2020) search twitter
'At's me an aw https://t.co/FvHejvy(2020) search twitter
@scotslanguage 'At's awfu big(2020) search twitter

@GMacminto tweeted
There some ull-thochtit fowk at's richt at the bamstick en o un (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"At's a rare bleeze ye've got ere,M on page 35

2 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aboot that, bit she supposed at's jist fit gaed on. on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ye we een o hee's spine's an at's nay verra feyn. "Phut, phut, on page 1
say canny at et. Ana suppose at's thi wauy he probably prefert on page 3
ley held on be thi skin. Well at's hoo Muskey lost hee's tae's, on page 6
it Jeenie Greev's oppinen. So at's far we gcid, an fin we got ai on page 10
bit so we dinna catch up." so at's fit Baggy did. Aa bit, Jim di on page 11
Also on pages 18, 19, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 40, 46, 47, 48, 51, 55, 59, 60
30 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
in useless licht. At's fan I'd tak on page 10

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
At's the vyce at teemed the kirk, on page 6
n the air. Ah'm jist sayin - at's a dose o peels ye'r oan." on page 9
the class. Ah wintit te say, "At's fit preservin the Doric's aa on page 10
In hairstin parks an earth at's bare. on page 11
"At's dependency," snortit Rosie. " on page 15
Also on pages 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 65, 67, 71, 72, 74, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86
70 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
's bliddy daylicht robbery - at's fit it is." on page 6
lar es a fart in a phone box. At's foo he kept it quait." on page 7
addit, "It's an effin liberty at's fit it is. Ah heard he's as u on page 9
es o yersel te sit aside folk at's jist wannert in aff the Stree on page 11
"Oh! At's affa!"'? Archie sut doon oan on page 13
Also on pages 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 31, 35, 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52
50 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
'At's fan I contracted i' German me on page 67
Bit tae me 'at's far ower soon on page 79
Fre's een thing 'at's true on page 81
At's i'time I mind on things we re on page 85
I wint us tae be igithir, 'at's i' real deal on page 86
Also on pages 99, 117, 134, 150, 152, 169, 174, 176, 198
25 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Ay, at's the wye o it. on page 74

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
actice till say id oer) "yes, at's aboot e richt distance-but th on page 9
but ee micht catch a bat, an at's awful lek a moose, ee ken. Bu on page 10
s, 'Who in e world am A?' Ah, at's e great puzzle!" An she began on page 18
e bottle, sayan till hersel "At's quite enough-A hope A willna on page 32
edy feeble, squeakan voice, ("At's Bill," thoucht Alice,) "Weel, on page 37
Also on pages 48, 51, 55, 56, 57, 59, 65, 67, 69, 73, 74, 78, 88, 89, 94, 96, 98, 100, 104, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117
36 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
s a wappin-gryte gemm o chess at's gettin played aa ower the war on page 32
s she wes. "There nae a thing at's nae ajee," Ailice thocht tae on page 64
d. "A bodie canna trou things at's nae possible." on page 68
elike. "An there some eggyies at's fell bonnie, ye ken," howpin on page 77
y. "I can expoun aa the poems at's iver been inventit, an a fair on page 83

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ut: "Dod, Ah've foun a penny! At's good luck, at is! See if A'm on page 106

1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
at ye. The picter o' health. 'At's yer Sunday porridge that's de
'At's richt. Deid simple.
'At's nae excuse. A bit o' common c
'At's aa'richt, 'an. So fit ye moan
4 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Dry an quait, noo at's nae ony surprise,
Day comes oot gran at's a surprise.
A wee touch o frost at's fit we feel,
En the win dis rise at's nae a surprise,
Eence mair a day at's fine an dry,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Noo here's a day at's bitterly cauld,
Richt bonny day noo at's the story.
Spring? or Winter? at's the cry.
an said." At's' fine at that's settled, noo
Eence mair a day at's fine an fair,
35 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
handlin' o't. Brian wis gweed at's darg, like a terrier; he cud
1 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
am musta cracked up it us cus at's just silly! Mind we iways lef
1 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
And mebbe at's jist me
1 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
At's nae bliddy mince, fit the bli
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
TerryMacMusic @craigjohndavsn at's mair like it. Wee drap o' Teu(2016) search twitter
@johnnydee72 Sherrene? At's nae a Torry quine I'd wager!(2016) search twitter
@KrisSoutar at's awfa rare min! (Sharp intake (2015) search twitter
@NeilDrysdale 'at's a gie sair look in' fit mon! (2015) search twitter
er hinger in yer sark Quine? 'At's a fair set o' shooders!(2015) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
nny... weel deen cutty sark ('at's a gye guid erse ye hive on Ou (2018) twitter link
nny... weel deen cutty sark ('at's a gye guid erse ye hive on (2018) twitter link
Aye, 'at's richt gweed Doric fae far ih (2020) twitter link
At's a neep far I come fae... as i (2023) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
mosphere was upbeat & jovial" at's because maist folk were pishe(2018) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
@DoricDictionary At's a new een for me... niver hea(2014) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases At's a fair plate fae. Looks richt(2019) search twitter

Orkney

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
is the maist Scots Leid thing at's ivver happened.(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ast simmer, whin yun new fokk at's come tae da Brakes hedd a bar on page 2
Toogs is anidder aald neebir at's gane dis year. Dey say you so on page 4
step. (Sometimes, wi da brukk at's on nooadays, I tink shü wisn on page 5
tsome bairns, da English fokk at's come ta da Brakes croft. on page 7
a dis bales you get nooadays at's kinda foosty i da middle whin on page 8
Also on pages 15, 18, 32, 33, 35, 51, 57, 61, 72
15 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
only een at's shaain signs o wear: on page 35

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
at's born ta wan tongue: dem at ni on page 19

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
claise aless dis bits o plags at's buin shewed tagidder afore de on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
0% o da population. Da number at's gien atidda 2011 census gies on page 7
my. A example o dat is Faroe, at's shaan a graet vand tae be soo on page 9
bs, tools an lemm is laek dat at's fun idda wast o Scotland, bit on page 13
¸d tae twa big areas: Mercia, at's noo da middle an aest o Engla on page 14
ir lattin wis øse his survey at's gyaan on eenoo. on page 19
Also on pages 22, 25, 27, 28, 36, 40, 50, 52, 56, 58, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 76, 79, 82, 83, 87, 92, 95, 98
41 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
at's born ta wan tongue: dem at ni on page 24
his tyoch nev, at's pickit, on page 64

2 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
to ta turn da hay on da parks at's no been colled yet. Back an f
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
At's tirn wi him for da blinndin o
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
X an dem" means "X an da fokk at's associated wi X". Jüst wha "

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
amn I? (firnenst da StE wye, at's: ).

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
n opportunity a'm bön awar o at's med me say 'keen whit? Da thi
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
Also as someen at's worked ower mony retail / cus(2021) search twitter

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
lan an tha mairches coonties 'at's o tha Scotch kyn an tha swee on page 11
ids, it sorts iz wi mizhures 'at's fordèrsum in giein fennin fu on page 13
hae inlats tae dae thon 'at's tae tha on page 16
creengin fynnins o gye grist 'at's skailt tae nae enn an 'at hae on page 22
u-bearin lairnin atween hans 'at's tae tha purpose fur dominies on page 33
Also on pages 49, 51, 52, 54
10 matches