A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

stays Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 9.6 12.8 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2718 8 0 0 0 1
Number of authors17 11 5 1

Occurrences of stays in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ly is quite middle-class n he stays on wan ae the new Legoland es on page 8

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Wi ladies in fine gowns an stays. on page 22

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
(Guid joab he hadnae ate her stays). on page 36

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
compared tae where Laura Kyle stays (even though it's only a two on page 169

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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae open automatically, but it stays shut.
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
™m no gonnae dae it. Ma voice stays in ma heid fae noo oan.
Auntie Mabel, this pound note stays on the table.’ He ran out o
Auntie Mabel, this pound note stays on the table.’ The Irishman
Auntie Mabel, this pound note stays on the table.’ The Scotsman
vie Crockett, this pound note stays in ma’ pocket.’ And left
6 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Carol stays in Killie wae her new dug Bri
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
lways will, sending my ?? all stays well, something ye(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
ut cauld here Hairy.. Hope it stays dry for the peeps up the toon (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
3 @ashmill1973 Aye defo... he stays in ?????????????? nae transfe (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t theres a bhoy - his double stays in musselburgh! (2021) twitter link
onybuddy ken where jake moyes stays lol (2021) twitter link
the exception o a good m8 who stays in inverkeithing - ad like t (2020) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
quick: "boot at's because id stays e same year for such a long t on page 67

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
gue in cheek. But there still stays some remnant o the unease tha
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Naethin ever stays.
Naethin ever stays.
Naethin ever stays.
Naethin stays.
4 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
I jist hope the boy Edmondson stays fit (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
escocia. Hoping Latin America stays healthy. #colombia #bambuco # (2020) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"What odds will it mak if he stays in my hoose? Ye're there iver on page 1

1 matches

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