A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

fa's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.2 1.5 122.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences843 81 0 0 0 0
Number of authors28 3 25

Occurrences of fa's in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
An noo an then yin fa's aff on page 28

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
banes. They say that if a man fa's in the watter, he'll no lest on page 16

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
bilin' fae the fa's o' ma desire. on page 63

1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
he Laird o Udny's feel... But fa's feels are ye?' His words echo on page 46

1 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ye that ' said the aul wifie, fa's voice noo seemed tae be in ab on page 84

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
doon for a cheenge. Byzeeby, fa's this chiel? on page 40

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Fa's Wullie Fraser, Mary?" says I. on page 35

2 matches

McBeath, Lorraine Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Quine at School, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Fa's i quine wi the ginger hair? on page 54

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
een fa's flock wis built on page 67

1 matches

Lawrie, Alastair Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Win, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
a voice half heard fa's sibilance on page 90

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Outside a shop fa's sign proclaimed "While you wa on page 15

4 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
nae come for folk fa's lives were riggit oot on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Fa's drivin?" Ah said, gweed-humou on page 9
"Fa's jokin? Ye'v aye bin a bittie on page 12
Fa's Deed? on page 22
"It's you fa's oot o han, mair like," snappi on page 26
"Fa's playin, onywye?" Davie gied t on page 29
Also on pages 31, 50, 59, 71, 75
12 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Fa's fitprents are thon saun hyne on page 7

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An fa's te say a Spellin's wrang, on page 5

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
risees muttert amo themsels, "Fa's iss chiel wi his blasphemous on page 88
e table said till themsels, "Fa's iss att he can forgie ill-dee on page 92
ck, A beheidit him masel, bit fa's iss A hear sic things aboot?" on page 95
l, sae he says tae Jesus, "An fa's ma neeper?" Jesus answert, "A on page 98
re wis eence a walthy fairmer fa's grun aye gied a gweed crap. A on page 102
Also on pages 103, 105, 108, 113, 114, 117
14 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
de. Examples o Scots faimlies fa's port hooses ye can gang an ve on page 9

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Fa's at fae?" speered is missus, D on page 6
"Leuk fa's comin in aboot." Beldie waved on page 27

2 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Fa's filled ye fou o fear? on page 30

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fa's ayewiz feelin doon on page 65
Fa's i' Captain? (captain?) on page 118
Spyin i'baker fa's kneedin i'dough on page 159

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
he eence ye'll be richt fain. Fa's been scriftin ower aa thon ki on page 85

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ts, "Fit's the meanin o this? Fa's there? An fit the hell are ye on page 88

1 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
mfries, run bi Max Houliston, fa's brither, Billy, some o ye wil
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
h ye cudna be easy wi a quine fa's faither cud takk the meat fra
very bricht, ye see. The yowe fa's tint her bairn smells the ken
'Fa's hurtit ye Isie?' she speired,
on their wye tae Ben Nagarr. 'Fa's strongest, Minnie. Loons or q
'Fa's doon there? fuspered Minnie.
8 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
then a quite nae weel grunny fa's thankfully much noo an rarin
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fa's pinched the red armchair fae (2014) search twitter
yer spikkin tae quine or loon fa's nae blessed wi Doric div ye r(2015) search twitter
Fa's the quine fit plays Hestor in(2015) search twitter
Fa's bonnie brig? https://t.co/Drk(2016) search twitter
Fa's brig? https://t.co/wfYtThCW3k(2016) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
py Birthday ti onyeen on here fa's ma pal and birthday i'day. ht(2019) search twitter
ewdogNews Fit like i'day Bob. Fa's i loon wi yon Super Scurry te(2019) search twitter
Fa's gaan till i fitba i'nicht? Fi(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
1 @northsound1 Hiv ye fun oot fa's coos are oot yet(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
@aimeeannenaylor fa's a visitin?(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
g now the wife cooked fer me! Fa's dug is this? #dugstolemapiece(2017) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@AberdeenFC Fa's ah gan tae the Foundry?(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
Fa's that wifie ower there? I dinn (2023) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
the 5th, but, aye, ma dochter fa's takkin National 5s ess year w (2021) twitter link
this true, but deen by a lad fa's nae affa engaged at schuil. C (2020) twitter link

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