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Use in varieties of Scots

u Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words141.7 178.4 92 9.9 81.4 310.1 4.4
Number of occurrences454347 61 1 14 30 1
Number of authors54 32 10 1 6 4 1

Occurrences of u in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Dolly, it'?U be awrite,' ah try an placate on page 18

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
his rather valid point. "They'U ke what ah tell thum tae like on page 132

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY. on page 141
'W... U... T,' Eric said, answerin to on page 145
It's got an H init. W... H... U... T. Easy-peesie.' on page 146

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n stuff that said LE CHAT-E-A-U an LA MAISON underneath; it w on page 19
GR: - °U:'TES on page 169

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
vitamin R, vitamin T, vitamin U, vitamin V, vitamin W, vitami on page 155

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
+1 vowel letters (a, e, I, o. u + the 'y' soond fund in Scots on page 18

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Billy's shooder as if we were u best pals again. on page 75

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
r made, treacle wis the best. U was for umbrella tae keep the on page 120

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
un Scotland an the north sea, U-bait raids, convoys tae North on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
urves gies us vairsiouns o Ch'u Chuang, Tu Fu, Yuan on page 9

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White, Ian Nimmo Lallans 73 - Whit credit crunch, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
i doon Sooth shanty toon, U.S. of A. on page 51

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
av coorse the Germans in thir U boats wir firin torpedoes, tr on page 43

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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
k we uize a seestem tae eleck U.K. govrenments crehd the plur
whit the eftercast o the 1997 U. K. General Election wuid hae
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
a speecial diacritic for the "u" in wirds like "full", "bull"
ettled tae soond like "you", "u" or "oo", conform tae dialeck
wi "i" an whiles soondit wi "u", but that's wrang tae spell
e wirds is soondit wi aither "u" (like in "cut") or "i" (like
4 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
n stuff that said LE CHAT-E-A-U an LA MAISON underneath; it w
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
it a thrang o by-passers. The U.N.
inact ane U.N. mandat ower Scotland, an t
doun an the bew hewmets o the U.N. atap o Sassenach pows, cam
the liks o the U.N. can affuird it an in tirn
no itherwyss. The U.N. wuidna dae Mirren onie fav
10 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Guy, frae Clarence, Iowa, U.S.A.,
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
t make it on time. So A dae a U-y, slither through the shuffl
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ae the president o’ the S.R.U. I heard naethin’ mair. The
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
U’ve goat anurr trophy an’
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
U Uinitie Leet Enhedslisten Red
, DFP 37 (+15), CaP 34 (-13), U 14 (+2), LA 13 (+4), Alt 9 (+
speakin about the Reid bloc (U, SFP, SD, SL, Alt) an the Blu
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ction bi novelists sic as the U.S. crime owthor, Dasheill Ham
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
). We also see ‘v’ and ‘u’ yaisit interchyngably (vnk
1 matches

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
s been dominatin ower Scots). U. an B. haes unnergane some fu
aes Gaelic an Norse. The nou, U. an B. mainly haes anely pron
y hae foondit staundard B. an U. on braid forms o thair leids
wirkit! The nou, baith B. an U. are weel-kent leids, offeeci
4 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
c tae dae anythin here or are u commin up to hae some Matt ti(2014) search twitter
p again lookin tae book in wi u. X(2016) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
MhairiHunter Tae be ar pedant u ok hen is the Glesga version (2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
so A tellt them A wis on an O.U. course. Then they said A wis (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@kateferguson4 He dis so mony u-turns his heid is birlin(2020) search twitter
@RobertMiggins I can feel a U-turn comin oan(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@scouseweegian Aw a luv U of G! ?? dinnae feel ye widna(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
a plumber oot tae unblock his u-bend ?? (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
@AVK1972 U sayin 'only' tae make me feel (2021) twitter link
@AVK1972 Lol, u made a point and a made an ob (2021) twitter link
folk huv different views fae u on the national team (2021) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
in the EU wis tae stay in the U.K. I watched fowk believe tha (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@32Red @GM1872_ the things u luv 2 c! (2021) twitter link
angers @SportsonBDFM good for u brother - sadly a got banned (2021) twitter link
@abz5z hope u n ano enjoyed it wee man and (2021) twitter link
@ajmc1066 aye lol dae u ken mrp still watches the cry (2021) twitter link
se fir mr p but am shocked at u big man lol (2021) twitter link
and 251 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
s, oor job's byous dangerous: U boats, E boats, battleships, on page 44

1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
n "Callum! Hey Callum fit hiv u been deein iday, ony mair adv
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
I meeve U tak him in ma airms. E tapner
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
As lang as ye pronounce it b-u-tt-r-ie. ?? https://t.co/grur(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ae get the link tae wirk. Can u resend pls?(2015) search twitter
rite Doric author an Share if u love novels of CG Buswell htt(2017) search twitter
ur pet painted on stone that u can cherish as paperweight or(2017) search twitter
If u sell Doric product & would li(2017) search twitter
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay If u feel low, suicidal, have anxi(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ly becoming a litmus test for U.K. attitudes, thin of the wed (2020) twitter link
avour of falling in line with U.K. Govn? (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
en far that snake wid end up. U wid be neen the wiser. Ta for(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
@1990_Scotty nae so good bud. U have an off day? I had a 78. (2013) search twitter
ew_ aye nuts like. Just shows u that ye dina need a team o wo(2014) search twitter
on the 28th o september. Man u at home tae west brom at day.(2013) search twitter
ick @slater047 i just tweeted u that photo aboot 10 minutes a(2013) search twitter
@RossAndrew7 thnk so. U seen at fan they have got fa (2013) search twitter
and 26 other occurrences.

@Franwella tweeted
ma luv? Jist tried tae phone u xx(2011) search twitter
bored hee hee. I hav wine - u fancy a gless?(2011) search twitter
seNicol1 no nae at a bit wish u wer here so we cud go tae sea(2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 U'll be fine. Hope ye get good (2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 hope u dinna tak this sunny withr aw(2011) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ties and wash the veg! I said u bought a ready cooked chicken(2016) search twitter
aye min, I'm disappointed in u laddie. I asked ye tae put a (2016) search twitter
p aff the drink this week bit u hae one & aff we go again! Ma(2016) search twitter
Fan u ken u ken someone, but dinna ken fa(2017) search twitter
uy a goldfish"? Guy said, 'Do u want an aquarium?' I said, 'I(2017) search twitter

Orkney

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
to work harder at betrayal if u want tae be a betrayar, that'(2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
No teeth, just the U on page 24

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
u high back rounded vowel /du/ on page 23
iceless dental fricative /əθu:t/ (ithoot) on page 26
- Skrifaðu! / Skrifiði! ('Write!' [sing on page 94
fae Middle English afro(u)nt, an dat itsel comes fae Aa on page 102

4 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
wi nae hoop o rescue, U boats, aeroplanes an even ee
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
with all ur friends in it, so u can see what ur friends are u (2017) twitter link
@FreyaBalfour Tinkin o u at dis time (2018) twitter link
.0001638 seconds sooner helps u sleep at night (2019) twitter link
white in a tank lik I traded u THREE fir dis ??? (2020) twitter link
ing Yeah i immediately towt o u when i read dis (2020) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
riment and friendship. I love u #Knockengorroch! https://t.co(2016) search twitter
Tammy norie selfy- sometimes u can see #puffins fae a car at(2016) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@DNDDAD1 @goodreads But u might hiv read stuff I hiv no (2020) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Frae the Chinese o Ch'u Chuang (Early 8th Century) on page 36

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
15. Kintrie Houss: Ch’u Ch’uang I (Early 8th Centur
of Ch’u Ch’uang I (Early 8th Centur
2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ae ma wey o thinking, gin the U.K. hed been foondit on ae fed
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@cammyrudkin tweeted
g @ssshhhhhh enuf o yir shite u pair #speaksense(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
The waiter chases efter them. U pay u pay, the dad gane. We a(2019) search twitter
omplete different answer than u wanted. “Kirst where do they(2019) search twitter
your mum hand you a card and u say whats that for and she sa(2019) search twitter
@gavgibbon The main thing is u get oot there and do it marat(2020) search twitter
#lazyfatgingerprick# in befor u say it @cammyrudkin(2012) search twitter
and 17 other occurrences.

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
rkin wi' locail cooncils, the U.S. Grant hamesteid neir Bally on page 64

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