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Use in varieties of Scots

mister Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.3 30.3 16.6 0 0 62 8.9
Number of occurrences7859 11 0 0 6 2
Number of authors17 9 5 1 2

Occurrences of mister in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'A'm no bad, mister." on page 39

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Mister Anderson's oor teacher fur So on page 22
ch homework an ah wis watchin Mister Anderson showin the class how on page 24
Then Mister Anderson looked at me an he s on page 25
This mornin, Mister Anderson picked me tae go up on page 26
whit age she wis an whether Mister Auldhill an Princess Di were on page 34
Also on pages 35, 47, 48, 66, 67, 77, 80, 83, 112, 118, 121, 136, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 169
47 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
yer brithers, or yer sisters, mister on page 87

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Thanks, mister," she replied gleefully, runn on page 43

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
cotch pross, tho tellin o the mister fur'd. Bein a fuilitch cheil, on page 10

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
'Whit ir ye makkin, Mister?' the wee boy speirt o Ian. I on page 59

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Is he awright? Ur ye awright mister? Yer awfy pale lookin, ye loo
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
Ye’re no the anely guest, Mister Houletgless,” the hostler s
h’m sorry ye feel that wey, Mister Houletgless. Gin ye think ye
“Chynged yer mynd hiv ye, Mister Houletgless? Weel, ah’m sor
3 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
faur is it tae that next loch Mister Gee?"
AW SEE YOU MISTER GOBBS!
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"It wisna me, mister, honest, it wis him!" on page 30
"Aye, mister, bit we wis jist - " on page 32

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Hey mister,' said a quinie, lookin at Ja on page 45

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ubber fae er ain tinnie. "So, Mister Taall, daark an handsome, tel on page 55

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Or gaed gyte ower Mister Punch’s ilky ploy.
1 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
"Wir soary mister, thir"s nae baef left!"
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
. Poor William .... goodnight Mister Tom(2011) search twitter
Woohoo Mister Tom ...... Go on yersel(2011) search twitter
Yae, save him Mister Tom :)(2011) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
scaredy voice, "If ee please, Mister-" Th Rabbit got an awfy cliff on page 17
her shyly, "Ah-Ah herdly ken, Mister, jist th now-at least Ah ken on page 42
"Ah'm afraid Ah um, Mister," said Ahlice; "Ah cannae min on page 44
lik tae b' a wee bit bigger, Mister, if ee wouldnae mind," said A on page 49
ttin up an sayin, "Thank you, Mister, fur eer interestin story," b on page 93

6 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Noo, Mister Daniel, here's a wee thing fu on page 12

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
ey hae' started cal'in'Wullie mister, on page 26

1 matches

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