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maitters Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.2 48.9 19.2 0 17.4 32.8 8.8
Number of occurrences11292 12 0 3 3 2
Number of authors35 24 5 2 2 2

Occurrences of maitters in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
yon think,' she said. 'Whit, maitters is whit yer freens think. I'm on page 57

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
fe that were fashed wi muckle maitters. | hae bade a lang time amang on page 10
I am thrang the nou wi muckle maitters!' on page 28
e you: 'I am thrang wi muckle maitters!' An that maks him pluff up w on page 29
daein. Hech me! Ye think tha maitters nane!' on page 30
ae dae! I am fashed wi muckle maitters. I canna be daein wi falderal on page 45
Also on pages 47, 48, 49, 56, 72, 78, 86
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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
t, an sortit oot: "no that it maitters," she said tae hersel, "for i on page 44

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ortit oot. The hairst is whit maitters the noo. Fere Snawbaw will le on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tae maitters o the hairt aft-times begot on page 13
new war! It's black life that maitters. on page 77

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Whit maitters? Stine, he'll be a prince, Wi on page 15
Whit maitters? - He's crawled through the on page 16

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
maitters o fack they tell ye, an wha a on page 14
dependent Scotland. As siccan maitters as Maritime boondaries are re on page 24
dless Tories get tae speak on maitters Scottish while oor ain actual on page 49
ir podcastin an live-streamin maitters but an affy lot o fowk still on page 50
incapacity tae deal fairly wi maitters o Scottish historie an cultur on page 57
Also on pages 66, 67, 74, 76, 99, 113, 122, 123, 129
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
thai luik at buiks at raellie maitters an ir skreivit bi reviewers w on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
that really maitters regairdless o aa - yer ain s on page 113
'Gif ah'm ony judge o maitters on page 124
Delvin intae maitters that he'd a bin on page 146
Whit maitters maist is whit's atween yer ea on page 152

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
e time tae scrieve Scots that maitters, forby fur entrustin us wi it on page 4

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
King James: It maitters not. We wur jist bletherin ab on page 11

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Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
the wey tae haud oan tae whit maitters. on page 4

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
air anent this an monie ither maitters in his braw owersetting o the on page 33

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
s ain scances on it and ither maitters, reddit mair ad lib. This Not on page 69

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
"It maitters-na ti me whas kin thu is, on page 87

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
s discussit war whuther Scots maitters (Ay; what on page 8

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
Whit Maitters is the Survival o Scots
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ironment, ti Cultur, External Maitters an the Constitutioun.
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the hinneren, gin it raellie maitters wha wrate the warks. Thai ir
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Tae consider an report on maitters anent schuil an preschuil edu
maitters as faws inwith the responsibi
Folk; an on maitters anent culture an sport an sic
culture an sport an sic ither maitters, forby tourism, as
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
come ocht proponed aboot whit maitters frae the Strategy cuid be tae
ps tae tak forrit indiveedual maitters an he wad be blithe tae conse
o a sub-group wi owerance for maitters tae dae wi language. He sugge
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ner, een tae masel, a wheen o maitters that A've been wrastlin wi ma
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
tae leave tae tend tae ither maitters, the feck o the maimbers wis
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ither criminabil maitters spreid ruther an the tynin o
As thai rade, thai tirned maitters ower in thair mynds. John wes
r Grannie telt’m o certaint maitters
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
legislation is wantin in thir maitters, the commitment on a Scottish
ie yer thochts on some o thir maitters but ye hinnae tae be fankit j
port, connectivity, community maitters, an mair kin support Gaelic i
han speirt tae, ither fowk on maitters tae dae wi the Gaelic leid, G
ills, their focus on specific maitters an connections wi stakehauder
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
orth a X’, whaur it haurdly maitters whither X is a weel-kent wird
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
faicht. Nane but the lest ane maitters. Aa the ithers seem tae agree
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
for immediate reform. On sic maitters as hoosin policy, the stage w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ft it oot. Sae, juist tae pit maitters richt in time for the Hamecom
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
Weel… aye. But language aye maitters, an nae mair sae than at time
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rt anent a nummer o important maitters sae thare wis a nummer o MSPs
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tae speak aboot SLD or Scots maitters, she'd be awfu pleased tae he
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t, poetry an music an kivvers maitters o bisexuality, lesbian mither
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
vides for warkin thegither on maitters that are the difference atwee
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
t gets provision for official maitters sic as votin is a new ane, an
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
al represents itsel i siclike maitters? Wull sic decisions aye be le
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
orthren territory complicates maitters yit furder. The strang nation
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
litate action whaur it really maitters, can help tae open up space f
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
cillor Foxley brocht up ither maitters whan he gaed on tae say that
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
perience wi them and how that maitters tae ye.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
an cultural fundin as weel as maitters tae dae wi hooses an jobs. Th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
tional airts an will bring up maitters in comatees, in the pairlamen
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lin an fin it cam te business maitters, he wis naebody's feel. on page 48

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Och, Ah dinna s' pose it maitters es lang es ye'v hid a bath or on page 37

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Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
The music is fit maitters - jist ony kine at aa on page 13

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
gied him the heich grun in aa maitters o conjecture. "Nae flooers gr
ken weel nae tae spikk o sic maitters. If we choose tae gie oorsels
yle the watters bi sharin sic maitters wi Brian. Deed, 'twas better
egs ay! Bit I'm here on ither maitters aathegither – ane tae yer b
n ye hae ain bi then. Fooiver maitters turn oot, ye'll nae hae tae s
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
wi his years o experience in maitters o the wilderness, wid walk st
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ye!” The fisher quines took maitters intae their ain hands and win
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
dles. “I think it feenished maitters fin I cowped the
o maitters, this wadna hae bin a problem
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"Hit maitters a grett lock ta me," Alice wi on page 54
"Whit maitters it foo far we geng, boy?" sai on page 102

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
nd what dey wantit. An ta mak maitters waar da skules wis closed, so on page 27

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Eet maitters tons tae mei," said Ahlice ri on page 52
"Whit maitters eet how far oo gaun?" heis sc on page 100

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@StuartPoet tweeted
eers Sharon, got tae say whit maitters in wir ain leid(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ch hamelt daeins an cultùral maitters. Yins makkin repone til tha A on page 7

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@the_gellick tweeted
n on the TV the day. In ither maitters a wee #ulsterscots wurd: http (2014) twitter link

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