A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

muttered Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.9 9 22.4 59.6 5.8 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4017 14 6 1 1 1
Number of authors26 13 5 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of muttered in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Why wid it?" muttered the Hatter. "Diz your watch t on page 69

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
polis looked oot the windae n muttered 'fuck that' n left him lyin i on page 3

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Fuckin yella lines,' Dick muttered, pumpin awa. 'T'll gie thum f on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And muttered, 'Aye, that will be richt.' on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
bet ye he's anither numpty,' muttered Grannie Jockina. on page 39

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
We nodded an muttered a greetin o sorts, wonderin w on page 26
shed past. "Lazy bugger," she muttered. "Oi! Where's ma tenner?" Hug on page 44

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Bunch o fearties," Hercules muttered and began tae scoor the count on page 7

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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
"Braw," the Heid Baillie muttered. on page 63

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
onywey," the wiser courtiers muttered, aince they were weel oot o l on page 106
deein," the High Pandanjerum muttered tae the Music Maister, and th on page 107

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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
’ you talk about,” Robert muttered. “They have been the subjec
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
air worried aboot Liv." Aaron muttered the last part whilst gawkin a
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an muttered, "Here is somethin new!
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
as less than welcoming and he muttered something inaudible as we too
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
‘Fur after,’ he muttered, an resumed his ransackin.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in grim reaper himsel when he muttered ‘Bowel Cancer’. He said t
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
flocks to attend True, true, muttered Geordie, Tae a pint bit jist on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
him. E Pharisees an e laayers muttered amo themsels, "Iss chiel's in on page 106
. An fan e fowk saw iss, they muttered an said, "He's awa tae bide w on page 111

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ld. "Id's really aweful," she muttered till hersel, "e way all e cra on page 55
"Whiy should id?" muttered e Hatter. "Does yer watch tel on page 66

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
the air. He shook his heid an muttered tae himsel. "It's ferrly yon
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
muttered. "Och well twa is company an
hand ower her moo an muttered. "Surely no" The first wifie
ter if you hid kept quait" he muttered tae
is forgotten aboot. "SAFT" He muttered. "I
hid the judge fer puzzled. He muttered. "In ae wye it's a'a richt bi
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
him fin he realised this and muttered, “I’m still in wi a chanc
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a bonny smile on her face an muttered, “Though I think she’s aw
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a ruler. “Size four,” he muttered and handed a pair ower for Je
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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
a muttered thanksgiving an efterthowt. on page 27

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Noo, wha's the freck?" I muttered as I draigged him up the pier on page 21

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thowts in his heed muttered oot lood on page 23

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A muttered thanksgiving an efterthowt. on page 152

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An muttered a low an solemn oath on page 84

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
tae amuse him. He chuckled an muttered, ‘I should hiv kent.’
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Shetland

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
eth, it's aa I ever hear," he muttered. He turned tae his dug Magnie on page 17

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ae. "Ket's no very nice," she muttered tae hersel, "th wei aw th bea on page 56

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"That'll be ma ma," muttered Maisie. on page 1

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