A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'i’d'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
i’dOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.22312
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.9 7 1
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.7 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of i’d in Corpus

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Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I telt her aboot da woodcuts I’d been doin, an she glanced at (2020) twitter link

@HazelTindall tweeted
ription o föshinless is whit I’d caa vyndless. My favourite we(2020)

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@laughmakerdnd I love it!! I’d fill it we dice tho!! Whar di (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
I’d agree with Kelly that it’s s(2019)

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
alienated. On the ither hand, I’d had a few pints in Shories Po (2022) twitter link
t meet an economy if scale - i’d watch this space fan it comes (2022) twitter link
as Aiberdeen’s statement and I’d be surprised if maist clubs d (2020) twitter link
pathy for Kidd and the Diets, i’d love tae ken fit he was sayin (2020) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
@JoFrhwld I’d associate “weans” with West(2020)

(South) East Central

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
an sense a weegie a mile aff. I’d say Yir a bit Scot and Briton(2020)
laces to buy during lockdown. I’d sell up and go, but I’ve sti(2020)
er tae bits, but if I was you I’d get a brown one. She’s alway(2020)
e barbering game Carol. I new I’d be stuck with OAPs. You canna(2020)
and distancing doesn’t work. I’d shut the pubs ?????(2020)
and 1 other occurrences.

West Central

@MizLiot tweeted
‘I’d put a stake through her heart (2021) twitter link

General Central

@alistairdunn tweeted
Mum phoned ma work to see if I’d heard fae ye, although she “(2019)

@billykayscot tweeted
I’d like tae address the 300 fowk(2020)

South East (Borders)

@officialAliRed tweeted
@Samcornwell ‘Kin hell! I’d report him. Footage and all.(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

@Angelinekking tweeted
What book cover? And who? Me? I’d never share something in a mo(2020)
ellyCreighto16 @crawjill Also I’d say thonner but there are may(2020)