A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

helped Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.4 33.9 18.1 29.8 29.1 10.3 17.7
Number of occurrences9166 12 3 5 1 4
Number of authors58 39 8 3 4 1 3

Occurrences of helped in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Cannae be helped," said the Cat: "we're aw aff on page 64
whit tae say tae this: so she helped hersel tae some tea an breid- on page 72

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Dolly says. 'A couple of lads helped us do it. It said my phone's on page 19

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
oon on the bedside cabinet an helped Tam sit up properly. on page 47

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
hit tae say tae this: sae she helped hersel tae some tea an a sodi on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
a long time. It mibbe wid've helped. I wis haudin ma braith cause on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
John Broun wis helped up tae a kneelin position by on page 46
Haud on... it's me, Edam!' He helped the puir man tae his feet an on page 60
g Adam, at twinty-three - an helped oot by his brither John - he on page 78

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
He sat wae me and helped me set ma phasers back tae 'k on page 52

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he same pain as me. His tears helped, honestly. on page 41
anyhing else. An auld gent ah helped tae look efter died suddenly on page 61
f Dougie. And they've somehow helped tae idle the hours awey, Been on page 142
brief moment there her words helped tae soothe ma alarmin levels on page 186

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
it or blawin on it or gettin helped fae somebody ootside.' on page 186

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thank sum o thi fowk that huv helped me alang thi weh in order ti on page i

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
hem wis fae Charlene cause ah helped her choose it an ah even writ on page 111

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Chaip Cider an wine aye helped things tae heal; on page 70

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
n her a few glesses o wine an helped her tae pick oot a designer f on page 81

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ny, Teeger, ma dear,' and had helped ye up again. Sae aff they gae on page 55
ily, and dichted him doon and helped him tae staund up again. on page 67

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
sp. Workin as a police ofhcer helped Cathy stay young enough. She' on page 6
ch o a mercy, but it probably helped them justify their actions. A on page 26
d much tae his name, but he'd helped make sommat ah thocht would b on page 76
hur face. Ah tell hur Leanne helped get ma mum a criminal record on page 91

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
that helped her finn her feet, on page 6

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
And they helped him tae tak aff his ain A cla on page 64

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Templeton, Sheila Lallans 73 - Lairnin About Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Naebody helped. An naebody hinnered. on page 55

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
adeship o their neebors) that helped thaim win throu an dree sic a on page 134

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Ah think the Tartan Pimpernel helped thim, doon in Marseilles. The on page 47

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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
ed thankye tae aw the folk as helped Terry Wise achieve his projec

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
s author Susi Briggs. She has helped me an awfy lot and is here in
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
thocht ah wis feart. She even helped me ower the gate! Ah fell oan
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
competence, the large wumman helped her to her bed,
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
e sae bad in Yugoslavia. Tito helped them rebuild Skopje efter the
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
For then A got a bicycle. It helped tae set me free,
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
fowk, and recent research has helped tae answer a hantle o the mai
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
mair interestit in whit fowk helped each ither tae dae than in wh
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
lauchs that came alang wi it helped me unnerstaun the meanin o th
meanin o the wirds. Forby, it helped me tae unnerstaun hou braw it
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
somethin came up. Couldnae be helped.’ ah sais, feelin the colou
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
only said it then because ye helped me up the stair when ah wis f
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay it wae Jeanie - ye know, helped her oot in the gairden - whe
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
He jaloused that Daedalus had helped in some wey, an locked him up
e wax wis richt set, Daedalus helped Icarus pit on his wings, syne
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Dorothy helped the Tattie Bogle doon frae th
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
You’ve helped tae teach Life-savin’ skill
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Yeah, well. I helped them with their sums - do yo
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah’m helped tae ma feet an we start back
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Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
That helped her feed the hens an geese.
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n the oil lamps afore tea, he helped me. He then beckoned fur me t
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
action and self-reliance have helped create a fully trade-able cur
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
k in their ain lives that hae helped them. And we could aw dae wi
me times when thae things hae helped ye in yer ain life. Frae forc
e somebody frae yer past that helped shape yer personality or yer
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
rs that they war, they whiles helped tae dae the messages for thai
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ms wis his popularity. Ay, it helped huvin folk willin tae hide hi
y. Ye’ll mibbe mind a marsh helped the Covenanters at Drumclog.

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
much o the action taen place helped oor imagination caw up the wi

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
a young man, deid at 32 whae helped chainge Scottish history wi w

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
t this young man, deid at 32, helped chainge Scottish history wi w

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@StewartMcDonald How it helped ye relax a bit tae.(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
t go tae @ComeCoachWithMe Has helped me loads but still a way tae (2015) search twitter
hank you! Yir posts last year helped me regain ma positivity back.(2017) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
section fur new resources Ah helped develop. Yaise thum in yur fi(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
@LinlithgowP and @whitdale_ps helped us develop oor education mate (2019) twitter link

Doric

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
r sweeties an anither patient helped me ett thaim. I myn on warsli on page 6

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Alcohol, that is. She said it helped an it made her forget aa the on page 59

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
fit till say till iss: so she helped hersel till some tea an breid on page 70

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
een an helped yoursel tae a bit o melon. Mi
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s. Some folk came inaboot and helped ma tae ma feet dustin ma doon
sna drink ontae ma breath she helped the githered folk tae dust ma
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
her heed ever so slightly and helped her aff with her coat. “I'l
r the rest of that day Jessie helped the cook in the scullery deei
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
& the Burgh! Time will tell, helped by politics & Indy. Love my E(2021) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
19 platform shutdoon. Cana be helped. I just did 8 extra days on t(2013) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ssie's remedies, a walk! Neen helped. suggestions?(2016) search twitter
ar last night so that his nae helped, bit its bloody freezing oots(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
helped be mithers and sisters in Ork on page 8

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Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
they helped oot in ither folks' hairsts, on page 9

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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
the sea bed minded them on an helped them oot.
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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
k. Bit dey kent dat Jesus hed helped idder eans an maybe he wid he on page 127

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Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ot da trow I met. Da trow dat helped me when I wis aa scriped up.
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
r freendship wi Thomasina has helped Vaila win da Bertie Deyell Me
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
and relatively sheltered has helped them. https://t.co/8M1twGoUYB(2020) search twitter
Silverweed helped folk to survive starvation du(2014) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
whit tae say tae this: so she helped hersel tae some tea an a piec on page 72

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ink it might be better if she helped with other maiters that don't on page 40

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
helped bae the fect at organisations on page 39

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
muckle wheen o freens who've helped me alang the wye, there are t on page 1
An in daein sae they helped tae trinnle on page 27

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