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Use in varieties of Scots

gym Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.2 12.2 16 9.9 17.4 43.7 0
Number of occurrences4123 10 1 3 4 0
Number of authors23 10 8 1 2 2

Occurrences of gym in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ye've jyned a gym tae mak ye fitter? Yer by wi on page 77

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
drawer whaur she kept aw her gym knickers.' on page 100
That's us. She's changed fur gym awready. It wis wunnerfu tae on page 101

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
bugger husnae changed oot his gym clothes. Insteid, he's jist p on page 12
Ah stand and shuffle oot the gym hall. on page 15
acceptable Ong tae carry yer gym kit in, and ah make sure ma t on page 40

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
es an lassies assembledin the gym alang wi thair teachers an so
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
alth and Fitness class in the gym, we were daein’ several tes
€™ A took an extra-curricular gym class. There wis ay’ Badmin
e waitin’ tae get intae the gym efter ma session. As Jinty pe
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
‘ashram’ it sayed ‘mind gym’. That ayweys made her smil
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
ought ye wid be away doon the gym? (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
...if no...GET YIR BUTT INTAE GYM?X(2015) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
o says he can be located in a gym.... sounds like workshy tae m (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s good excercise is outwith a gym - not my decision to shut th (2020) twitter link
sunbed before you went to the gym louise - so you must have ta (2020) twitter link
eesfamily @grantsneddon5 thae gym types like a headline m8 - t (2020) twitter link
swan aboot at a jim - sorry gym lol (2020) twitter link
heres gonna b an ice rink n a gym n a speedway track too - ffs (2021) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
is stannin oot the back o the gym hall. We hid oor backs tae th on page 53

2 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
kin chewin gum on books an in gym shoes. I wis sleekit bit aabo on page 58

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
black outside an heid tae the gym tae dae an oor o cardio at 5a
rna sae able tae gang tae the gym efter becomin injure’t at w
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
t raxxed tae the boddom o his gym shorts an
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ye see wi their trackies and gym-kits, aa liftin irons for nae
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Rock, Paper, Scissors part o gym at skweel?(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
er unless they pit him in the gym for 6 months. Stats credit ta(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
t this morning. Just back fae gym. Is that it started?(2013) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me trainers for gym classes, on page 102

1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Smooriken, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Shetland, prose
wir staandin oot da back o da gym hall. We haed wir backs tae d on page 52

2 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
fort. Aa da pain is left i da gym, an on da day hit should seem
1 matches

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
ru r e gan ti dae outs in the gym or jeest watch the tele as us(2012) search twitter
Wee sesh in the gym the smorning @fthinkfitness, (2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
bson46 @moose_211 gane ti the gym now #dryweatherrinner(2012) search twitter
g tonight.gane ti heed ti the gym the morn #feeltheburn(2012) search twitter