A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

interested Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.9 16.2 21 19.9 40.7 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5832 14 2 7 0 3
Number of authors38 19 9 2 5 3

Occurrences of interested in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
replacement fish. He's always interested in stuff, pokin aboot n rifli on page 8
oint. They didnae really seem interested in the troubles ae the young on page 21
?' We aw shrug n try tae look interested. 'Help yourself to a sandwich on page 58

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
how ye are an' they're really interested in the answer, they're a''way on page

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fur new recruits. Mighta been interested if ah dianae huv this phobia on page 122
portunity has arisen. Are you interested?" on page 126

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
like an eejit. Ah'm faur mair interested in whit ye can dae wi thae by on page 200
, Miss Honey tellt hersel, is interested in everythin. When ye're wi h on page 226

2 matches

Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
istair is a gey miss tae fowk interested in aathing Scots, an maist o on page 4

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
we gied her, an she wis mair interested in askin how come we never br on page 155
aid, Wid either of you two be interested in buyin tickets tae see ma p on page 169

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
he bairn, who wis really only interested in the tube o Smarties she'd on page 36

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
eelin a loat o folk were deid interested in ir comins an gauns, ye cou on page 46

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
‘Ah’m no interested.’
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e aa this that schuils that's interested in educatin bairns as spaeker
1 matches

Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
ve went oure tae it bit a wiz interested so a went oure n looked throu
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
folk as far away as Japan are interested enough in the culture tae fin
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tae remove his gag cos ah’m interested tae hear what’s oan his min
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
e Too soon fir me a think? Be interested in your thoughts J. xxx(2015) search twitter
@keithjack interested. How much ow where can I purc(2016) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
is a measure of the man. Mair interested in the goal than his ain repu (2022) twitter link
it'll NEVER happen. She's not interested in getting indy, so her "scar (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
ute. Because he's lazy and no interested in going on the fun route" (2022) twitter link
onal @tealou I'm no damn well interested in *debating* the bullshit th (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
windae Davy wi this lot! Only interested in popping folk aff tae Rwand (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
outing at you in a crazy way. Interested to know if @lennie know dif m (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
and simple, the bairns are no interested and are jist refusing point b(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
1066 @magoo13985 never looked interested the whole game m8 - basicall (2021) twitter link
lf n a m8 o mine nobody seems interested ffs lol thanx as well for ur (2020) twitter link
in is - if folk a ken r mair interested in the usa than here - weel (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
u think your husband would be interested?" on page 81

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
o interest tae onybody fa is interested in history, medical science o on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
l talk with people you're not interested in. There is, quite simply, n on page 36

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Moose looked at her rether interested leck, an seemed till her till on page 21

1 matches

Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
et twa wolves wha seemed affy interested in Rebecca. They wanted tae e
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he doctor back hame bein affa interested in his broo so he replied, â€
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
them. I got a twar three that interested ma. The wifie said, “It loo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz the fire's surrounds that interested Jessie maist. There must have
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ony political party? The self interested and careerist definitely but (2022) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
n your hands laddie? IÂ’m bar interested, better thing tae dee(2017) search twitter
ple sake o'him nae saying nae interested. He said exactly that 2 days (2017) search twitter
Check oot this if yer interested in Doric! I dinna ken fit she(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
bairns. Ta for info. But I'm interested in the airbrush comment. I'm (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
tsk Here...calm doon...ahm no interested in that pish...take me oot th (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
"I'm interested," sheu says, "in how you work on page 118

1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
™ and 16 sid ‘who’. I wis interested bekiss a couple o fokk hiv su

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
axed Alice, at wis aye aafil interested in whit fok öt an drank. on page 74

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
aybe wisna da language he wis interested in. on page 5
t just fur da laand, an wisna interested i da hoose. It's a peety, bec on page 62

2 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
dey wir mair es Baabie at wis interested ata young Hunter, fine kindly
’r, hit wis clear at he wis interested in nobody bit Baabie.
2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
rities an I'm sure as fuck no interested in dirs.(2021) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
tch da livestream if onybodys interested #Vikings https://t.co/4lyO87y (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
lie Mae, a girl who was allus interested in fun. on page 46

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
neath the water. They werenae interested in King Lir. They juist wante
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
freen @thebogmyrtle might be interested, he's keepin quate aboot it b(2020) search twitter

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