A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

andy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words45.9 46.3 52.8 0 122.1 10.9 0
Number of occurrences14287 33 0 21 1 0
Number of authors32 22 8 1 1

Occurrences of andy in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
play at his ankles. Jona and Andy, yes cried them. Holy names, on page 77
den o yer auld pit lodge, wee Andy skippin school on the regular on page 78
. Awa too soon, folk telt Big Andy, the boy havin streetched, st on page 79
eet him. A wee shame tae that Andy hadnae made it. At the tea, t on page 80

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Andy McColl, one ae this guy's mat on page 27
es. These two cunts, Bailey n Andy McColl, ir bold enough tae sa on page 28

2 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
But "Andy" though thocht it wis a wheez on page 6

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
uckin hell, man. Oor forward, Andy Peters, is straight through o on page 110

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ot ower the past few year, an Andy Wightman, nou a Green MspP in on page 83

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Eagle, Andy, Modern Scots on page 15
Eagle, Andy, Modern Scots on page 17

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
When I finally tracks doun Andy an Jimmy, they asks me where on page 136

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ermuchty' and 'Maggy Lauder'. Andy Hunter sings 'Sir Patrick Spe on page 54

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
A swot ae a boy wis wee Andy McCoy, on page 114

7 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Andy Eagle on page 65

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Andy Eagle's column on Scots an th on page 7

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ivin members (Alasdair Allan, Andy Eagle, John Law, J. Derrick M on page 4

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
u tuil in the future o Scots. Andy Eagle, houane'er, luiks at th on page 7

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
is concairnt, Nummer 74 haes Andy Eagle makin a walcum hame-cum
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Who Owns Scotland - Andy Wightman
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The Emperor's New Kilt bi Andy Cannon an Iain Johnstone is t
t ma heid' an Ramsay the Ram (Andy Cannon) that gey near stole t
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
torial wis hauf-wrutten afore Andy Eagle an Brent Hodgson’s an
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
roon ma hoose, me, Rab an’ Andy. We used tae sit on wur bucke
The Dandy or some sich. An’ Andy, well, hum bein’ o’ a hig
car worth washin’) an’ in Andy’s case ma sister’s spaceh
¦ aye that wis the kin of kid Andy wis, it wisnae his fault it w
sation that had stairted when Andy brocht oot the 2011 Oor Wulli
31 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
They’ve also got Andy Wightman electit on the Lothi
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
a really need tae listen tae Andy walker for 90 minutes?(2013) search twitter
body able tae talk me through andy carrolls new haircut?(2015) search twitter

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
not the player he used to be Andy ?? (2021) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
pering! Happy Weekend tae you Andy! XXX?(2015) search twitter
ipeters Happy weekend tae you Andy! Musselburgh Festival Fun Day(2015) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
o pairtin. Entertainers like Andy Stewart wuid yaise it tae fee(2018) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Andy Verity on the BBC news jist n(2020) search twitter
gan Ah've lost aw respect for Andy Marr. Looks like he's jist to(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
as a prominent blogger, said "Andy, like a stopped watch yer no (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
igstevenson much as a luv big andy - its a helluva long way tae (2021) twitter link
does bruce no play big joe n andy up front the noo is beyond me (2021) twitter link
murder al - n tae bring big andy caroll oan wae 10 seconds tae (2021) twitter link
n - still cannae believe big andy caroll hardly gets ony gameti (2021) twitter link
l @LeonRousseau10 good on you andy - time to start fighting bac (2020) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
Andy on page 30

22 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
it wis a' aboot a chiel ca'd Andy Dunlop at'd erected a monimen on page 35

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
her Maisie, fa wis mairrit on Andy Drummond an bade in the toon, on page 8

1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
ye are doon in Sin City. Bit Andy said dinna fash, jist swick,

@DoricPhrases tweeted
, ahÂ’m gyan tae staun in fur Andy an play a thochtie i' tennis (2018) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
ht fitba on 06/11/20 tae keep Andy Considine fit fur the crucial(2020) search twitter
ts called up for Scotland but Andy Considine gets called up behi(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
@Poppy_Totti aye andy gardiner bought it like. Cana(2013) search twitter
Id love tae pump andy murrays dame(2013) search twitter
On yersel andy!!!!!(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Oh Andy ...... keep th heid loon!(2013) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
that fisog and I dinnae mean Andy.(2013) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Randy Andy on page 37
Geoffrey christened him Randy Andy, an as da jokes got cruder, a on page 38
d da elufted look at cam ower Andy's face. on page 39
ice, Mind dat Sheila at Randy Andy took ta Busta dat time? Shü' on page 40
noo - ah'm sure you'll mind Andy Johnson fae Burraview, he wro on page 41
Also on pages 78
21 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
evel as eejits ie BoJo, Randy Andy, Tony Blair, etc... Simple as(2020) search twitter