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Use in varieties of Scots

pun Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19 16.4 25.6 9.9 5.8 31 31
Number of occurrences6132 17 1 1 3 7
Number of authors40 21 9 1 1 3 5

Occurrences of pun in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"It's a pun!" the King addit angrily, an on page 120

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"It wis a pun!" the King barkt, gey carnapt on page 44

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
his evil bounty o five-hunner pun. .. Wellwood is fetchin ower on page 52
'Ach, aboot fourty pun Scots the year, I think wad d on page 80

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ke us are destined tae be the pun ae the system's jokes. It's n on page 19
een removed, if yae pardon ma pun. Yae hink this shit box ae a on page 21
bigger and better hings, nae pun intended. And lit's be honest on page 66

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
could go another four or five pun lighter but ah don't want tae on page 137
eighed a hunner an ' fourteen pun; ah knew by the look on ma ma on page 169

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
aig wisnae the warst... aicht pun the term, wi bed an board... on page 17

5 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Soond shift, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
has reivit me o five thoosan pun. on page 49

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
this wiz Nichols making a gid pun at the expense of big auld Ev
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
meillioun pun strivelin an eneuch cocainyni
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ter a meenit he said, “Five pun an a bottle o whisky!”
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Can A change twenty pun? Nae chance!
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ation. Ten past six. Gets his pun ay flesh oot ye, this McGrego
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
er than heid battered intae a pun ay mince by two iron bar wiel
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
n I dinna mean thon bilingual pun ye juist missed gin ye’r do
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ent roon tae the shopes fur a pun a steak A boabin a’ threed
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
inn is a big bairn – ha! No pun intended – the man’s a gr
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
ream vision, which includes a pun on her surname. (Marie, I tho
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
No, I havnae got a pun
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
s, that stuff is a killer nae pun intended ??(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@Martin1Williams Best pun A hae groaned at the day.(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
heir name tae a sortae spooky pun fir Halloween.(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
s been sitting gey ill wi me (pun) for as ye say the wifie isna(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
er near me - Ah love a Scots pun, so Ah dae! @d_anderson878 @k(2017) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@jackmoffat66 theres a pun in there but u young yins r s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s even shut the door. "Sivven pun exackly." on page 93

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I should o socht A been an a pun o suet" on page 15

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
eestie, aboot three an a hauf pun. So we shot awa again an jist on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aboot twa-an-a-hauf pun," leuch Donald. "Aat's includ on page 36
k it a piece an she pits on a pun." on page 68
* "Hauf a pun!" Susie cudna believe it as s on page 71

5 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Td's a pun!" e King added in an angry to on page 118

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
tongue wis aboot as raw as a pun o raans. Syne he stopped, an on page 88

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Seen efter, Dod comes oot, a pun o sassages in his haan, an sm on page 105

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ie. She hid wyed near eleyven pun at birth, an near killt her m
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nt in by the shop and bocht a pun o carrots.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
pun coins, an reeshlin paper five
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
hanks fur the contributor i a pun a hingin mince- a pound of sa(2014) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
that this Johnson hoo ha is a pun o mince made up with a clear (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
whitivir springs tae mind (no pun intended)!

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da Keeng dan said, "Hit's a pun!" soondin offended, an aabody on page 123

1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Oor Mum filled up the twa-pun jars, on page 149

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Eet's a pun!" th King added in an angry v on page 121

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
t opened an he'd lowse a hauf pun o magi or some bin liners or (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"It's a pun!" the King addet in an angry on page 122

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
at owed hïm twarthie thoosan pun'. He tuk houl o hïm bi tha t on page 9

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Whut''s in it 1. 'Twa pun o Caster Shugger 2. Thie oonc on page 28

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
It cost fourteen pun an a fiver a week, on page 56

1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
nner and foartie pence in tha pun. Or that a shillin wus worth
We’ll stert wi tha five pun note, whuch wus prentit oan m
in, white paper. Nixt cum tha pun note worth twunty shillin’s
3 matches

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