A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

screwed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.7 7.4 24 39.7 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3314 15 4 0 0 0
Number of authors19 10 7 2

Occurrences of screwed in Corpus

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Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
she never answert an then she screwed up her face an Said Whit's th on page 146
r over reactin a wee bit. She screwed up her face at me lik ah'd ji on page 169

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
at aw day lang at a bench and screwed the wee caps ontae the taps o on page 5

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Screwed up, fuckt up, on page 23

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the ither screwed Ris een and sat. on page 7

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ce. Ella hid her creashy hair screwed up in curlers made oot o her on page 65

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
r over reactin a wee bit. She screwed up her face at me lik ah’d
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
itter ataa. It wis mingin. He screwed the tap oan again.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
cht. He haed his een gey near screwed up ticht agin the gliff an ta
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
s to something crazy then I'm screwed, I will forget ye ??(2020) search twitter
bill goes through we are all screwed.(2020) search twitter
The Charger port screwed on ma phone ?? i will be back(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
poyum. A wish I'd hud ma heid screwed oan haif as mich as you Len,w (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
says tae mi mither, her face screwed up an her mou tae a pint, "Mr on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Anne screwed up er face the scene tae asse on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye canna see the gate." Dawn screwed up er face, mynin aboot the a on page 88

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
n Dad wis oot at the door, he screwed doon the volume on the Archae on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ild in the win, freckled dial screwed up an tung steekit oot in con on page 19
cud get ony waar, fin Elspeth screwed up her nose, threw her hans i on page 32
oldie-coloured tube. She screwed its boddom an a waxy-lookin r on page 65

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an shiny new appliances. She screwed up er face es she thocht aboo on page 20
"Tarves!" Ronnie screwed up is face. "Fit wye ere? It' on page 36

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
it tae ye, ye've got yer heid screwed on the richt wye, an yer hair on page 110

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
an, screwed up his face in a disgruntled
a'a screwed up statin. "That wis affa bor
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Isie screwed up her een
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
weels an drap-oots, tattooed, screwed oot o their tree an aff their
1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
d forget yer heed if it wisna screwed on reight." (At wis a lot bet
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
A screwed-up raffle ticket that cheust on page 30

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
go like screwed-up baals on page 37

3 matches

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