A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.1 16.4 6 19.9 11.6 20.7 0
Number of occurrences4232 4 2 2 2 0
Number of authors32 24 3 2 2 1

Occurrences of pin in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Disco's airm goes limp and ah pin it doon. on page 14

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
faither, tho, wis in a grand pin. He haed been waitin on her a on page 25

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
f bein pu'd taewards it lik a pin tae a magnet. 'Naw!' he shout on page 48

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
square-lookin suits, usually pin-striped. He's git a fat face on page 37

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Fermer Sandie: Ye'r in merrie pin, ma dawtie. Hou is it that ye on page 48

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
that never had a pin tae stert wi on page 24

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ntae battle. Ah punched in ma pin, and ma balance ae thirteen q on page 25
manner hud been replaced wae pin-point death stares aimed firm on page 31
games. Yae could huv heard a pin droap, ah'm tellin yae. Every on page 100
sh fitbaw. Yae even tried tae pin an unsolved murder oan him fa on page 109

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
a finger the size o a rollin pin at a laddie cried Wilfred. Wi on page 210

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t an collapsed inside the ten pin bowlin toilets. on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
injured knee, Whilk hud been pin't, on page 34

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Pin Back Yer Lugs, Ma Young Yins on page 67

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
the missin bag. They couldna pin onythin on him,especially whe on page 43

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
on the grund. And there wis a pin in it, as if it had fawn aff on page 71

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ye tae eye. It wis easier tae pin it oan them. on page 12

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Poised pin-heid thick in an eugenic dwam on page 34

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
holes makkit wi a wee knittin pin efter the cake wis beuk. on page 118

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ngs like chyngin locks, strip-pin doors an easin windaes that's on page 98

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
than sint hame aw at fu pin. Tammas kent at courts o lawc
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
pin-stripe-breekit regiment.
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
outside, she’s sent me the pin tae let masel in, and bi shee
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
jist pin back yer lugs -
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n Kappa trackie tap, wae mare pin holes in it than yer average
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
h leids, but it’s fykie tae pin doon whither they gaed fae Sc
ough it’s aft gey fykie tae pin doon exact vaigins, hunners o
2 matches

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
d how difficult it is oan wan pin. (2022) twitter link
t blootered an hurt yer other pin! ?? (2022) twitter link

Doric

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eft, the gravedigger pulled a pin in the coffin an the bottom o
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
And he noticed that a pin gaed louse drapt fae the driv
me fae tae find the missin’ pin
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
Noo, iss is an affa funcy pin that I jist hiv ti get. If I (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
othie orbit, or git enogh o a pin tae flit the sistem, like a r on page 104

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Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
e said tae me: ‘Pit in thee PIN number, buddo.’ And anither
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Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Glæpin fir waatir, on page 27

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De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
pin-pointin wis; buoys ta shaa a
1 matches

Southern

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
sei they've duin away wi' the pin now. The sticky yins were fa'
in' intae ma sewin' box for a pin. Health and safety nae doobt.
2 matches

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