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Use in varieties of Scots

mines Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 27.8 9 9.9 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences6554 6 1 0 1 3
Number of authors36 26 6 1 1 2

Occurrences of mines in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
gaed awa tae wark in the gowd mines. I gaed up north tae see ma u on page 5

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
al, that's how!... Claes like mines shairly need a bunnet tae the on page 135

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
t ae dope each, n even though mines is only a wee tenner's bit, t on page 33

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
hes face. Ah cuid hae tuimed mines ower hes hied fir takkin a le on page 27

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
Ma luve is mines an I am his on page 5

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tae eyebaw wae ma yin. Though mines somchow jist manages tae git on page 40
nd ae that. Halloween 1996 at mines." on page 75
99. Though this time, and tae mines and Craig's relief. He jist g on page 78
ho steys in the flat opposite mines loackin up her hoose. Ah'm no on page 139
cial that Bruce is nae longer mines. It's a blink and yull miss i on page 160
Also on pages 170, 173, 183, 200
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e been gien a fine brain like mines, ye huv tae use it. And aw o on page 18
en ye've a guid business like mines, ye huv tae be gey snell at a on page 47
a said. Ah've aften tried but mines ur never ony use.' on page 72
?' Hortensia speired. 'Ah ken mines widnae. She's jist the same w on page 110
story, no in a million year. Mines widnae. They'd cry me a liar. on page 111

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nger hae the shipbuildin, the mines an the foondries - thanks fe on page 133

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Mines, tae,' said wee Chairlie. 'Bu on page 13
n up and doon a lot mair than mines?" on page 38
The last Gowden Ticket! It's mines! I foond some siller in the s on page 56
hoo this mervellous machine'o mines warks. But first o aw, dae ye on page 143
dae things his ain wey and no mines. Sae I huv tae hae a bairn. I on page 171

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
'It's ... mines,' said Kat, stertin tae feel on page 14

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
're no your pieces - they're mines. on page 30

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae chyce o mines: ma lot tae breed on page 18

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Mines wasnae a classic sociolinguis on page 9

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
d left the ferms tae work the mines. They micht weel be makin fif on page 17

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
uer the pumps that draint his mines. Thare's some braw an wallie on page 65

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
fir me, he ne'er warkt in the mines as a young man afore the war) on page 133

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
r denty for as boss a wame as mines. A jalouzes A'm peyin for the
see masel takkin her luif in mines an stappin the coin richt int
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The Sodgers’ (a favourite o mines) at wad a stellt his case. Th
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Nir mines aither.” seyd Teenie.
“an ye’ll no yaise it in mines.”
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
takin casualties fae Chinese mines tae some place they cud aye b
takin casualties fae Chinese mines tae some place they cud aye b
n her will, jist mind, he’s mines. Ah sayed first.”
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
; yin final time afore he’s mines. Wance mah heid wis fully cov
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
nither in a decent Scots that mines the riches available in the D
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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Mines is indeed too full an mibbes

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
through. Ah took his haun in mines and turnt it roon so his palm
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’He’s an auld mate ae mines, Marv’’
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae everycunt there, includin mines. Ah quickly surmise that she
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
h’m no gonnae lit it affect mines and Brucies special day oot.
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
that's cheers tae a freind o mines. No shuir if he haes a Twitte(2018) search twitter
@DrMDempster Mines wis mair like this. ?? https:(2019) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@angrya1975 Mines just up the road, and aye, no(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
hing yer auld Nana ever said? Mines tain me shopping for ma skuil(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
we can awe slaver - c u 2 n mines is a pint o lager wae a bacar (2020) twitter link
we enjoy oor wee snifter - n mines is a cool pint o tennents lag (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
boats, E boats, battleships, mines, dive bombers, nivver myne th on page 44

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ob gings drivin noo-a-days He mines tae tak a change o claes Espe on page 15

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
der o the consequences o land mines an cluster bombs tae politici on page 5

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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
nt o an ambulance checkin for mines. Onywye it ends up wi Anthony
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TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
l awn fit wis certie richtfou mines
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The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
I mind right it wis een o’ mines.
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
fae Europan federal mines tae stentless on page 21

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The workings o' auld mines on page 19

1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e, knowin' whut wus ïn thair mines, sayed, "A kïngdom divïd ag on page 89
m aboot." Then he apent thair mines tae unnèrstan tha Scriptures on page 112

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
tae tha street-lichts. Ma da mines thaim daein it in tha thurtie on page 8

1 matches

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