A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

mah Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words118.9 176.8 54.3 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences381344 36 0 0 1 0
Number of authors11 8 2 1

Occurrences of mah in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
h'd go as far as tae say it's mah favourite place in the world. on page 1
can get a right good view ah mah heartthrob's package. The who on page 2
mad rock version ae The Sash, mah favourite Rangers song, but i on page 3
ive lounge. Ahm hopin tae see mah main man, but only if he's fe on page 4
le up tae the lassie occupyin mah seat. on page 5
Also on pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 59, 60, 61, 103, 104
109 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t blae R.A.F. buskin an me in mah anely suit, a baggy broon aff on page 26
h cuidnae resist gittin in wi mah awfu hinthaund knackie repost on page 27
e opposeetion, nae least frae mah fere wha'd stertit the hale j on page 32

29 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
stoat through the scheme fae mah room windae, swinging his blu on page 1
n years.' Ah hawn the bag tae mah da an he starts wiring right on page 2
an a wee bit leaps oot oantae mah maw's nice white tiled flair. on page 3
g me sick an basically killin mah da. on page 4
Ahm at mah da's funeral, right, an mah u on page 75
Also on pages 76, 77, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176
125 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
doon at the table an opent up mah packed lunch box an Harpreet on page 30

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
er gran. "Whit dae ye think o mah new claes?" An she birled roo on page 93

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r cries o - "Youse yins pule mah waashin doon an ah'l kill yes on page 63
whan ah gi haud o ye. Luk it mah waashin." on page 65
g Meg. "Noo git thai rags aff mah lie." on page 66
frup'mff apeiffe gin ye funff mah teeff fir me." on page 69

8 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
otin seestems (Ah gat an A in mah modren Studies prelim), the o
1 matches

Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
yme tae dae this kis naebodie mah years gies e'en a thocht tae
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
e shakin like ah leaf. Ah pit mah Nikies oan n tied the laces t
€™s bring it hame wi us!" in ,mah eyes he is the best coach ave
2 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
droplet o smur splashed onto mah neck an bolted doon mah back.
neck an bolted doon mah back. Neist, ontae mah face a
back. Neist, ontae mah face an afore ah cuid tak she
ore. Clutchin th’ floor tae mah chest, ah ran tae tak cover u
er me. Ah stumbled backwards, mah body as flimsy as a ragdoll,
7 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
t th' battlin win`. Ah pulled mah feet in, under th' duvet, att
h' duvet, attemptin tae cover mah body fae th' invadin bitterne
h waited fur kip tae tak' me. Mah tummy wis a fankle o' knots,
h' clock. Ah turned aroond on mah wooden kip causing an abnorma
presence o' kip slowly come; mah een became heavier 'n' mah br
55 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Ah’m seein the effect upon mah overflowin cup.
h’m hinking they shid teach mah method there in aa the school
Ah hiv tae say, mah life is simpler, quieter bi t
g ah hud it oot. Ah’m daein mah best, ye ken.
s, I’m sure? Ah’ve learnt mah lesson, true.

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
wiz first cracked in 1206 by mah court jester. Listen tae me. on page 40

23 matches

@McGoo1888 tweeted
complete others...ah said tae mah pal behind the bar...if ye pu (2021) twitter link
across the road ish wis where mah Uncle n Auntie lived...as ah (2021) twitter link
oysHH It gets a wee bit mad...mah mate Dusty from. Seattle wis (2021) twitter link
ife it wis fu eh great folk...mah fav Uncles family aw brought (2021) twitter link
mob..a huge spider ran across mah floor and ah leapt on it and (2021) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ScottishBantrr awa ye n' chew mah banger! (2020) twitter link