A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cares Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 19 15.1 19.9 11.6 41.3 17.7
Number of occurrences5937 10 2 2 4 4
Number of authors42 24 8 2 2 3 3

Occurrences of cares 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Beautiful Soup! Wha cares fir fish, on page 105

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
t a cheeky wee guy, so nobody cares. These two cunts, Bailey n An on page 28

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Whit?' ah say. "Who cares? Ah've remembered it noo anyw on page 1

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
really cares. on page 21
an a hert that really cares. on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ame that rhymes wi lavvy. Who cares, ah said tae her. Haha know w on page 97
yi tae pollute yir lungs. Who cares, said Charlene, Ah'm a walkin on page 152
think it's jist a rumour. Who cares man, said Laura, As long as h on page 156

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
ivit bi reviewers wha raellie cares. Amang the braw skreivars rev on page 5

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
There's nane cares nou anent the makar's daurg, on page 151

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ll grow intae. Aw he talks or cares aboot is poetry this and poet on page 39

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Weel, wha cares whit haund ye used tae sign i on page 151

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
wha cares? on page 21

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
faa cares if fowk think us bigsie, on page 70

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A doot that there's naebody cares
'm alane - there's nane that cares!
2 matches

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
age thit the Scots Government cares aboot linguistic richts an is
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
is challengin fir onybody wha cares fir the leid. Like mony ither
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
ng Scottish Government, if it cares at aw aboot Scots an linguist
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
l be invisible for a' onybody cares.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n everyday wis like this; nae cares, nae worries, the cynicism ay
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McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Abune aa yer cares tae rise.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sprayin oer people. Naeboady cares though; the hive mind; the co
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
nguage”, a noun phrase. Wha cares? Weel, apairt frae it aften c
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Allan Brown knows little and cares less about the language, whic
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
named Sue. Awh – who fuckin cares – we’re awh jist part ae
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
he time and the folk and even cares aboot whit happened.

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
It's damn jaffa cakes naebody cares if they are cakes or biscuits(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ed @FionaSturges Aye, naebody cares. ?? https://t.co/cEc6bW6EEA(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@BBCEastScot who actually cares - everyones breaking the rul (2020) twitter link
@cathedral_sport who cares - the tin pot team accordin (2021) twitter link
kewizz1960 @OfficialQosFC who cares - hope they enjoyed the matc (2020) twitter link
boris dads a roaster but whae cares - its the thought that count (2021) twitter link
tusPrickus @OfficialQosFC who cares whae gets or sneaks into game (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Yeev nay wutries nay cares, Yer sae free, on page 53

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
am aff the grun an aa waridly cares war liftit fae's shooders. on page 78

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
nor e cares oe watl for fear e Day tak ye on page 116

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Or cares fit he wints tae dee on page 145

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Bonny Soup! Who cares for fish, on page 103
"Who cares for ee?" sade Alice (she hed on page 118

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@72redz1903 tweeted
e even oor ain support - fah cares - #UptheDons #StandFree (2020) twitter link

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
far the Courier comes fae or cares either. Dinna get aheid o' yi (2019) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
imp an succudrus wye o deein, cares nae a jot aboot yous an me, a (2020) twitter link
r briefings, not Boris’. She cares about fowk, Boris pretends to (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the best waey tae set me cares free. on page 17

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ae the end o the road bit who cares when the sun's shining. We di on page 30

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
If you only care fir dem dat cares fir you - whit's sae göd ab on page 91

1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
to be telt ‘fuck off nobody cares’ when politely reminding som (2020) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
oked ridiculous, but ach whae cares on page 14
But pity those wha'es cares and woe's on page 46

2 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Beautiful Soup! Whae cares fur fish, on page 105

1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@Bulla7 naebody cares aboot yir feckin holiday bull(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Awa fae wechtie cares on page 12

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"Beautifu Soup! Wha cares fur fish, on page 106
"Wha cares fur yae?" said Alice (shae ha on page 123

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An cares naw whather oniebodie, on page 55

1 matches

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