A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

didn't Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.2 12.3 10.6 29.8 23.2 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3924 7 3 4 0 1
Number of authors28 16 6 3 2 1

Occurrences of didn't in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'I didn't say that. I said we should br on page 30

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Fuck sake, son, you didn't half go tae town, Monica says on page 29

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
thing fairly... important you didn't make note of: on page 1

5 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Now in his notes he didn't seem tae ken the reason why, on page 63

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
They didn't ken the mettle o their man. D on page 87

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Kirsty, said Navdeep, Ah didn't know you smoked. Ah didnae kn on page 48
. You're a very lucky boy you didn't lose more than your spectacle on page 165
aid, Who else is in it. Aw ah didn't get the chance tae tell yi ye on page 169

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
have you written?' he asks. 'Didn't get a chance to find out in t on page 42

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
it. I made her bonnie enough, didn't I?" on page 80

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
tender pile carpit didn't ye on page 82

1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ly every day. Ye kent that - didn't ye?
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
at Glenshee ski centre an' we didn't get back tae Dalnoid, where w
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
laciers melted; probably they didn't want to leave again.”
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
, I said something wrong.., I didn't say that, how do I pull that (2020) search twitter
@IndyScotWales @mrssandison I didn't read the replies yet, I have (2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
th_wishart @BBCRadio4 Aye.. I didn't think of that.(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
Nessie was real! Donna said I didn't look impressed, damn right I (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ng exam papers where the kids didn't know the answer so just wrote(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
uld you repeat that, Tyler, I didn't quite catch it,' said the Pro on page 58

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
He didn't want to be there, on page 64

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
en't even true... things that didn't even happen." on page 76

1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Sheena did a fair braw job, didn't she nae? https://t.co/vy8qDon(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@aberdeentaxi1 Aye. Didn't come into toon at often back (2019) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
I managed, but I just did. It didn't end well so I'll leave it at (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
se. Winnie, she wis called. I didn't trust her around Davie. The s on page 21

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
mic chaenge. "Is that why you didn't speak?" asks Noor. 'All spaek on page 88

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
arcel fae Amazon'....'Weel, I didn't lippen hid!'....'Sheu's lippe(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"You saw the resemblance, didn't you? Everybody does. I'm Alex on page 23
"My greatest joy is that I didn't abort Alexandra, but this ill on page 25

2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
"I didn't realise it was fancy dress," on page 35

2 matches

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
and overweight people. George didn't footer aboot because if he ha on page 32

1 matches

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