actin | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 19.3 | 26.7 | 12.1 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 4.4 | |
Number of occurrences | 62 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Number of authors | 27 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
h fur a few cans, eh?' A Say, actin pure sound wae the eld boy. on page 12
. That's how he gits away wae actin like a ticket. on page 30
2 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
. Ye dinnae waant yer faither actin like yin ae yer pals. I taen on page 1
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
sciple. This guy seems tae be actin as the poster boay as tae why on page 52
acroass the street cos he wis actin too festive, at aw. It coulda on page 97
t here. No discuss his fuckin actin credentials." on page 101
pans tae the losers and their actin aw humble and they're applaud on page 117
"Really?" ah says, actin surprised. "Well, ah'm sorry on page 183
5 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Westminster wis actin gin whit hid happent wis that on page 42
nd onie British politician no actin like a lapdog tae the Yanks w on page 116
3 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
trehin ti be a smoothie an actin ah choosie on page 4
eh dinna ken how yir actin so surprised on page 19
an actin thi goat, an actin on page 73
4 matches
Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
the richt accent fan they're actin pairts fae ony o that toons b on page 87
1 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
fae Moorpark, she's been pure actin smart. on page 28
on Regi an Tommy Campbell wis actin lik an idiot as usual an sayi on page 94
Charlene's been actin as if the tuck shop incident on page 102
ay an he wis sittin in French actin pure hyper lik he'd jist come on page 130
icky said he thought Chns wis actin smart because he'd took ae st on page 169
6 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Actin, like they wis the quality, on page 101
1 matches
Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
s gat a normal name, but he's actin like he's walked straicht oot on page 9
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
means 'actin in the role o a parent," he s on page 66
e the wey Coont Olaf had been actin wi the bairns. It means "want on page 74
s bad enough haein Coont Olaf actin in loco parentis and cawin hi on page 77
sion aff her legal guairdian, actin in loco parentis," Klaus said on page 97
5 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ent,' Granny continues. 'Stop actin like ye're sommat special!' on page 29
'The actin's in ma blood, hen,' ah said. on page 57
3 matches
Strachan, Shane Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
or actin like a gype, on page 22
1 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
The blarin actin oot of hocus-pocus. on page 112
1 matches
Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
h’m shair thur wis some ham-actin, right enough.
1 matches
Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ions o langageness wi action? Actin for tae gie a heize tae the s
1 matches
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
. Robert he wis cawed. He wis actin especially strange the day af
lidh. The strange man who wis actin even stranger when he did so!
2 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t aff that McNulty. He’s no actin himsel.’ ah sais.
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’s precisely because he’s actin like this that ah know someth
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
d wan side ay the jaicket oot actin as a wind breaker, leavin ma
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
the hungry bease could thole. Actin as ane, tho nae siclike ploy
the three kye, that haed been actin no richt for a guid wee while
2 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nt. Whan the hale human race, actin in concert, unner the directi
ooed him tae mint that he wis actin unner duress. She unnerstuid
2 matches
McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
his time the wee man hud been actin the hermit, ee'd been savin u
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
. He soon leaps up and starts actin agitated and animated.
1 matches
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e smiled, blushed an stairtit actin aa gleckit. on page 8
1 matches
Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
ars I've kent him his he been actin as queer-like as he's actin t
as queer-like as he's actin the nicht."
2 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
rogramme, faar fowk faa aboot actin. Efter the news wis past
1 matches
The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
her ee as she tellt us aboot actin. Noo afore I gang ony faarer
or me tae show abody foo thes actin cairry on is deen. (John Mill
ill ae necht we the plebeians actin as servants hid tae waak aboo
3 matches