A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

confused Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 12.9 13.6 9.9 0 31 22.1
Number of occurrences4325 9 1 0 3 5
Number of authors32 19 6 1 3 3

Occurrences of confused in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r at wance, shoutin oot, in a confused wey, "Prizes! Prizes!" on page 28
confused clamour ae the busy ferm-yerd on page 123

2 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
and stop splashing around all confused. on page 36

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Whit?' ah say, genuinely confused. on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
culate the room. Leavin me aw confused. By what wis his soul destroy on page 50
hs at ma correction. Before a confused expression emerges and covers on page 130
Craig looks as confused as ah feel. And aw ah kin hea on page 134

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Confused on page 77

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ore the magistrates. Gien the confused nature o things the nicht afo on page 126

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sicht intae his unreliable an confused heid. on page 87

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
hae attitudes whiles micht be confused an
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Eddie luikit confused.
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
whan aathing got confused. The licht cam on an Jenny se
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
unger readers will no jist be confused wi tanners and hauf croons an
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah wis well confused noo. He never came tae the ch
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
™ cheeky. Which made me kinda confused aboot whit the rule oan stran
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
met briefly. She feukit awa, confused, an made tae stert back.
Him tae. He’s probably as confused as Ah am aboot whit’s gaun
2 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
tion tae go in. She's totally confused. (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
ll Evening gorgeous ?? mustae confused yer bonnie wee heid ?? get oa (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
@AK55___ A think ur gettin confused about who they're there tae s (2021) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
ts tae be in their 60s and is confused by people using the term ‘he (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
en (its jist that ah'm gettin confused aboot hoo is talkin tae me an (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
bring me intae this - a get confused m8 lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
spikkin aboot?" Dottie leukit confused. "It'll jist bia clannish str on page 22

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
d roond her, callan oot, in a confused way, "Prizes! Prizes!" on page 25
Iss answer confused poor Alice at much at she let on page 71
ask me," sade Alice, awfully confused, "ah dinna think-" on page 72
wid change (she knew) till e confused clamour o e busy fairmyaird-w on page 120

4 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
bit confused. This wis a wifie fae Aberdou
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ggerey wis mair thin a bittie confused. He said the man fae London w
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Oh, Scotland in white. I'm confused noo.(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
MSPAberdeen @Janela_X @theSNP Confused wee the Buck hoose mob scatte(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
lly tammy. Poor Sadie stared, confused. on page 35

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
I'm so confused, does it show on page 24

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oded roond hur, ca' oot, in a confused wei, "Prizes! Prizes!" on page 26

1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
e Steveson? Hmm ?? nae tae be confused between Robert Stephenson rai (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
This answer confused Alice that much that shae hut on page 74
noo yae ax mae," said Alice, confused a lock, "A dinnae think - " on page 75
change (shae knowed) tae the confused clamour o the busy fairm-yerd on page 125

3 matches

@fairfaaye tweeted
r Welsh 'cythrwfl' (turmoil). Confused??? #ulsterscots #etymology ht(2020) search twitter

@HurchinHome tweeted
@StuartPoet Maybe confused with the Old English root wor(2020) search twitter

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