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Use in varieties of Scots

diz Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 15.9 31.7 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences5531 21 0 0 3 0
Number of authors18 9 8 1

Occurrences of diz in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ll jist see whit this boattle diz. Ah hope it'll make us grow b on page 34
"Bit then," thought Alice, "diz that mean ah'll never git any on page 36
He only diz it tae annoay, on page 60
id it?" muttered the Hatter. "Diz your watch tell ye whit year on page 69
tae know yer history, so she diz." on page 93
Also on pages 101, 115
9 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an war ei diz declare. on page 7
Eh've kissed ir when shi diz on page 54
That diz impress thi world ower on page 57
An sumtimes shi really diz win on page 67
shi jist diz it, she jist oozes. on page 68
Also on pages 100, 109, 118
10 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
day Ah says tae ma mammy, how diz ma Uncle Larry no stey in the on page 76

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Stupid big eejit! Diz he no know? on page 5
"Daft big burd! Diz he no know? on page 9

2 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Diz he go iz dinger? Is he missin on page 4
ho's made this trail an where diz it go? on page 10
, gonnae orive that the Moose diz exist?" on page 25

3 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Fit diz she ken? Ah wunner.
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
wit diz it mettur
1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
But hud on, hold it, how diz Santa git in yir hoose?
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
@raiphsays Bit, bit - diz a scale an polish no produce (2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
fucksake. Who in the hair ile diz that tae thir lips? ??(2020) search twitter
@raiphsays @FlyRaiph Diz it mean thi days revalooshun (2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
, kinda impatient like, "Weel diz at nae mak ye lach?" on page 35

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
(Diz it worry ye fan she's no here on page 128
Foo diz it feel tae be on page 141
s o' Kincorth far i'bogie man diz hide on page 157
Diz it f-f-f-float? (Bath day) on page 165

7 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Sure, id diz, yer honour: but id's an airm on page 35

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ckin wi a flee in his lug. Fa diz he think he is, onywye, drivi on page 87

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
. Onythin that needs daein he diz it. He turns his haan tae aat on page 105

4 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
the silly fucker grabs me an diz a wee dance. Mental ! Fuckin
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n’s yokin. Gweed sakes faar diz he pit it aa?’ Onywye Jocky
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
Diz onybudy wyive nooadays? I myn

@Franwella tweeted
Raidin th mithers cupboards. Diz abdy de this or jist me??(2012) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 crikey, fa diz she tak that oof o???(2011) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@DoricPhrases Cambus O May. Diz aat coont?(2019) search twitter
@cligeey Is aht nae fit a cat diz?(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Mabel! Ah'll try an say 'Hoo diz th wee-'," an she crossed hur on page 18
'll jist say whit this bottle diz. Ah div hope eet'll mak iz gr on page 33

3 matches

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