A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

effin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.4 6.2 3 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1412 2 0 0 0 0
Number of authors8 6 2

Occurrences of effin in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
n efter a wee while he sterts effin an blindin, "I'll brak the ba on page 86

1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
day’s Scottish media – aw effin, blindin and bed-happin. Itâ€
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
It’s no even eleven in the effin mornin.’ she sais, dain the
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
he wee moose a dug’s abuse. Effin’
Right, she cawed him an effin’ B So he cawed her an effin
’ B So he cawed her an effin’ C Slap wis traded fur effi
’ C Slap wis traded fur effin’ slap Tae she went right ow
p Tae she went right ower the effin’ tap A’m jeest effin’ g
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@rattlecans tweeted
ool either. Some of them were effin in their 30s/40s, ffs (2022) twitter link
d she disnae want tae hiv tae effin feed em (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
@Digbylj Whit the effin feck ùr yae sniffin? A hink (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gummy grin an addit, "It's an effin liberty at's fit it is. Ah he on page 9

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Tutorials ir effin borin on page 194

1 matches

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