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twitter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words57.5 62.2 59.2 19.9 40.7 10.9 61.9
Number of occurrences178117 37 2 7 1 14
Number of authors60 38 12 2 4 1 3

Occurrences of twitter in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an atotie poem oan Twitter lang eftir his daith. on page 28
r? Yer by wi postin mince oan Twitter? on page 77

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ud auld age pensioners joinin Twitter fur the sole purpose ae tweet on page 54

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
it gets cried 'social media', Twitter, Facebook an aw the ithers, N on page 50

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Whit if Alexander III haed Twitter? on page 28

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
no, scarce a twitter or a tweet
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
hey'd a mind tae dae it - on Twitter, in The National, richt here
raphers in the media. Jump on Twitter the noo, an airt thaim oot -
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
g wis happenin on Facebook an Twitter, fowk heapin mair seembols on
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
g, the fechting, the pyntless Twitter tulzies. It’s no for me. Bu
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
ff on Facebook and torment on Twitter, A think. It’s nae flyting
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in, ah hink, scrollin doon ma Twitter timeline, and ah’ve seen en
Ah end the call, openin Twitter fur the umpteenth time.
p store. Ah want tae download Twitter. God knows ah dae, but ah din
nough’s enough. Ah download Twitter. Ah cannae bury ma heid in th
tic chairs. Ah sit and scroll Twitter wi a tremblin thumb.
5 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ditorial buird. Follae him on Twitter @moh-kohn
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
unbuik.co.uk an follae him on Twitter @CliveYoungScots
1 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
NP supporters moliganterin on Twitter an Facebook that support for
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
grue rinnin through Scottish Twitter whan a brakdoon o polls sugge
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ondsteelcomics.com/ follae on Twitter @SaltireComics
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ear. Ye can follae Gabriel on Twitter, @GabrielNeil
n graphic daein the roonds on Twitter sayin “vote wi yer heid i 2
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
probably yaises rude wurds on Twitter. This canna be richt. Politic
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
.com, an he tweets at https://twitter.com/andrewrbarr.
1 matches

Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
enemac.wordpress.com an is on Twitter as weill @ileenemac.
edia has emerged. Facebook an Twitter played their pairts durin the
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
aiturs that ayewis threip oan Twitter that thair is nae sic thing a
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
on ma vine, tweet tweet on ma twitter
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
to know who is reading thier twitter feed ?? the thing is dodgy di(2020) search twitter
ndyScotWales Yer still a braw Twitter pal so I'm happy and dinnae g(2020) search twitter
Need to learn tae stay off Twitter for a day ?? I'm getting mair(2020) search twitter
it turns oot everyone else on twitter does how do you think I feel (2020) search twitter
cannae hide anything even on twitter ??(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@alistairdunn tweeted
a brought some christmas tae twitter(2013) search twitter

@Cobradile94 tweeted
mines. No shuir if he haes a Twitter.(2018) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
@chickmckenna1 Hi Chick... Twitter is aw' away tae hell mate.. G (2023) twitter link
in the East here... ??.. This twitter is aw' tae hell... (2023) twitter link
to have got me back tae some twitter normality... ?? (2023) twitter link
tae normality at present oan twitter Angela.. How long for is anyb (2023) twitter link
nmcoach Hi Robin... I was off twitter for a few days, and when I ca (2023) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

@jax6754 tweeted
fic Guid tae hae you back oan twitter efter yir fam hol! Hugggggggg(2014) search twitter
tae some study! See you later twitter! http://t.co/06bntO1cjq(2014) search twitter
e o probs before Christmas wi twitter guys an wis advised by freend(2015) search twitter
colsen WARNING @chrisodonnell twitter account looks to have been ha(2015) search twitter
whit yir tryin tae say cause "twitter" a no liking yir links! xxx(2015) search twitter
and 11 other occurrences.

@MartinBroon tweeted
hing oan Ma ipad is slowin Ma twitter action oan Ma phone ffs!(2020) search twitter
@ScottJWParker @ClydeFC Zag?? Twitter ya barstewards.... “Zat”(2019) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
here's fair bin a stooshie on Twitter in the last day or twa aboot (2018) search twitter
hat it's whit I pit doon. No, Twitter, I'm no jist a bad speller, I(2018) search twitter
hat efter I typed thon tweet, Twitter thocht tae cheynge "lum" tae (2018) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
esday 6th April. Dae the 1320 Twitter storm. https://t.co/cSvJ1w0Oq (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
nter @RaithRovers By applying Twitter algorithms and connections ta(2020) search twitter
Aileen has won the Gorl Crish Twitter Highlight o the day wi sic a (2020) search twitter
eenMcHarg hai aready taen the Twitter fan quine Lassie crush pride (2020) search twitter
d wis coined... mibbes nae on Twitter but(2020) search twitter
hat widna laun me swith i the Twitter BarL(2020) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@billykayscot tweeted
ons @CeresArabs Ken. I had my twitter headline ready in ma heid: Gr(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
@richard_littler @new_toons @Twitter Ah wid argie thir must be mai(2020) search twitter
ction? Why did ye chynge it, @twitter, it wis fine as it wis.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@kat_luc01 Totally new tae Twitter. Trying tae work oot how tae (2016) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
@UKLabour Yet Scottish Labour Twitter page have blocked half of Sco (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
oany tae people a look up oan twitter, as i greatly admire yeah bai (2021) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
ng or a bad hing hahaha. Wish Twitter just wurny as noncey as they (2021) twitter link
got fae other hammers ?? but twitter then gee me the "bullying" sp (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
orn ower at @handsupfortrad's Twitter, FB or YouTube. ????????Satur (2020) twitter link
can watch oan their Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. It's oan the morn (2020) twitter link
BrandMSYP If only there was a Twitter account dedicatit tae thon... (2020) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
patter and the good folks ae twitter (2021) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
acted wi her avaa? Weird tho. Twitter is juist lik thon. (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Jings, ah created a Twitter acoont aboot three year ago b(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
about - theyve blocked me on twitter!!! (2021) twitter link
as theres no much action oan twitter the noo - theres mair biters (2020) twitter link
rian_Pacey @VFSportsPix stick twitter oot m8 n dinnae b defeated - (2020) twitter link
et a tip off from a friend on twitter n took the game in - brora d (2021) twitter link
am no banned fae there fb n twitter page yet - so whits the prob (2020) twitter link
and 21 other occurrences.

Doric

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
sed wi this idea, an cried on Twitter that it wis ‘fat-shamin’
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
ngin oot, hae tae wak awa fae Twitter!(2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit wye div twitter an facebook nae hiv a doric t(2014) search twitter
putten inta 140 character fur Twitter!(2014) search twitter
wi feel messages an photos on Twitter askin if they can get sae mon(2014) search twitter
ictoria Park, grand photo but Twitter winnae let me share it.(2016) search twitter
tisfying three fower five sax Twitter followers #DoricOCD(2016) search twitter
and 11 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@NatalieAHood I canna say on twitter ?? ??(2020) search twitter
and ken aboot stuff. Aa these twitter doctors are deein ma heid in (2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
Appears tae have deleted his Twitter account - bizarre (2022) twitter link
on the other hand, including twitter, that’s the problem and it’ (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
essjournal Advertising noo on twitter shaks ma heid(2020) search twitter
eInnes0 @stewartfisher Thocht twitter wis a voice for yer opinion t(2020) search twitter
boot Drinnies Observatory ats twitter(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
‘Inverurie quine’ in ma ain Twitter bio. In the North East, you’(2020) search twitter
into your mouth!) ?? Scottish Twitter is very busy today telling ev(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
er, chattin on fb n settin up twitter. Fa says a woman's work's niv(2011) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
ic_Ally @lokiscottishrap Ach, Twitter is hoaching wi fannies... I w(2020) search twitter
...ye're fair going for it on Twitter the nicht. #talkingsense(2013) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
t look at es ah e' noo. Using Twitter tae spik e' Doric. Some eese (2019) search twitter
struggling to distract me fae Twitter the night. COYR(2018) search twitter
a year tae get tae grips with Twitter like!(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ally, the bairns tend tae use Twitter mair for following celebs, an (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
hit ye think? Hahahaha...it's Twitter...nae Chunt kens Any other ch (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
on, firdered bi text-spaek an Twitter abbrevieaetions an phoneticis
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@peediepuss tweeted
@amy_may A Twitter poots?? Surely no ?? (2020) twitter link

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
arler is a better platform as Twitter so ????? https://t.co/YzRLs7Q(2021) search twitter
Haein a far aesier time wi Twitter fae I juist started blockin a(2021) search twitter
I moan aboot whit a bin fire Twitter is, an I stick by yun stateme(2021) search twitter
it in da skules at aa! I fin Twitter mair bearable fae I started w(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ics on Facebook. Dunna ken if twitter is ready to see my talents(2014) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
Had a peerie break from twitter, come back on to see British (2019) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
b_pearson86 Heavy snowfall on twitter daday due tae dis (2019) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
Reading Twitter threads during a pandemic isn(2020) search twitter

Ulster

DfC Press Offys Hargey sets oot Owersettin Hub, (Depairtment fur Commonities 2021) Ulster, government
Follae tha Depairtment oan Twitter @CommunitiesNI
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@Angelinekking tweeted
hin yer spelling for thon oul Twitter disnae hae an edit button! Go(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
A wheen o Twitter folk yarnin aboot somethin ca (2015) twitter link
town: didnae think they'd hae Twitter here but they dae! Wunnerfu s (2014) twitter link
A quare lot o you Twitter folk are wile fand o the aul (2014) twitter link
Twitter folk hae the notion there's a (2014) twitter link
ries "Ulster's crack is Oxi"? Twitter's up tae its oxsters in Oxi t (2015) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

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