A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of saying in Corpus

Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Saying "It is as I've aft heard tell on page 9

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
saying naething. on page 61

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
aboot ma da. They were always saying mad things aboot him but a di on page 37
oot ma da. People were always saying mad things aboot ma da. They on page 39
is wi you and hugging you and saying he loved you. He wis saying h on page 41

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
really numb? Or are you just saying what you think I want to hear on page 1

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ys. 'I overheard the teachers saying on page 50

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
n she recognised whit she wes saying...."oh it's gey sair, it's ge on page 10

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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
The Blae Ribban nay-saying the dram, on page 80

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ttention to grasp whit ah wiz saying but nae difference he’d aye
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
much [and] affraid surprized saying one to another what may this
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ne, I’ve lost her." withoot saying a thing Ah take aff, determin
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
Oh saying it was one thing
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘I was saying, you may be in luck. His ten
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
They all laugh. It hurts, him saying that in front o his pals, whe
ed in my ears. I ken what I'm saying though – I’ve awready tel
ts tae crawl into the groond, saying he’s sorry ower and ower ag
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
r yins and Miss Pullar nodded saying, “Aye, son, you tak yer tim
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
As I wis saying the Polis were a bit slow on
As I wis saying, it wis at this point the Pol
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
pproaching complete strangers saying gimme a fiver or I’ll shout
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
As I wis saying, back in the pre-Sky Sport da
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ye really support? Ah’m nae saying Rangers is Conservative n’
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Bapu, what are you saying? I’m happy with you. Your h
to apologise to me. You were saying?”
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
mc875 A ken it's bairnish but saying "maybe nows no the time" isn'(2020) search twitter
IndyScotWales my Alexa has me saying please and when I dinnae it d(2020) search twitter
lba He disnae know what he is saying ever ?? nevermind half the ti(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
19Mcculley It’s in the clue. Saying nae mare ??(2020) search twitter
011corralejo @brendaanne66 In saying that, you cannae beat a real (2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
@weehendo75 Saying tae yersel', I dinnae follow (2023) twitter link

@gordimhor1 tweeted
ishrap I ken fine whit she is saying, I cannae unnerstaund her bec(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
one’. The Scots hear English saying ‘powny’ the same as how the(2018) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
bwrightsdept Ah thank you fer saying so. ?(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
& Armstrong lived by the old saying "there'll be muinlicht again"(2020) search twitter
me astonished Winnie Ewing by saying in his heart he was a Scottis(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
rity on the BBC news jist noo saying that Rishi Dunak's claim that(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
perceived prejudice. Folk aye saying tae me, 'Ah like it but other(2017) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
Wishart to see what he'd been saying, and found I'm blocked. Final (2022) twitter link
aim tae fame is that I'd been saying fur weeks and weeks that Alex (2022) twitter link
lly parroted what Sara's been saying, and slating Bain. If there's (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
51 Tory wifey on here earlier saying tae folk tae put another jump (2022) twitter link
is seriously injured. They're saying it wasnae just kids ?????? (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
op a referendum & now Gove is saying ye canny! I demand another vo (2021) twitter link
op a referendum & now Gove is saying ye canny! I demand another vo (2021) twitter link
_2010 @bbcquestiontime Are ye saying Scotland is a parish council? (2021) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
i this yin. I love how she’s saying she’s frae Glesga when last (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
the North West is on the news saying 'things have gone wrong' 'we (2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ch is for the public - are u saying u cant walk past a park n sto (2020) twitter link
polscotrpu watch what you are saying guys - or they will take you (2020) twitter link
iriMurphy plenty other people saying what am saying - hope your g (2021) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an an canna dee!" she started saying tae me. "Ihis gang spik tae m on page 60

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
g about it...laughing at me...saying that Julian got fed up playin on page 76

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
vous and are always afraid of saying the wrong thing. It's all abo on page 36

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ish, "have you never hard the saying 'Virtue is its own reward?' A on page 107

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
His pal laughed his heid aff saying I got een like at for nithing
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
reading the news wis saying. "Och tae heck wi this" He sa
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
��t have a clue what you’re saying, but it’s so cute. She laug
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Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
late. He tried tae mak a joke saying that creepy crawlies came fre
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Jessie stumbled tae her feet saying, “Sorry, Miss!”
his uncle and wrote a letter saying as much tae his father. Hugh
So saying. he picked the seven coins an
g. He handed them tae Jessie, saying, “I think my brother Hugh w
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Up an doon Aberdeen a'bidy is saying "Aats an affa fine day the da(2016) search twitter
ime neist wikk we ah'll aa be saying its affa het!(2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
d tae go but nae noo’ - nae saying that applies tae you, but yir (2022) twitter link
he didnae rate Ramirez , jist saying ?? (2022) twitter link
ie McKay Dunn in Aiberdeen is saying ‘fit like’ ahbody an happy (2021) twitter link
l tax, Right tae Party....Nae saying you’ve nae a difficult job, (2020) twitter link
ised that some fowk have been saying Cosgrove wis poor, then again (2020) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
own it so far though. Fit you saying @RonaldH_22 https://t.co/6C8r(2020) search twitter
ars the source for this? Some saying edmondson loan is done ana.(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
l job watch yer back min just saying(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
ff aboot exposure. I was jist saying the other day that I’ve prob(2020) search twitter
iming 'ken' as a shortcut for saying 'we are different from Glasgo(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Jessie saying she wants tae get veggies fae(2016) search twitter
Overheard some laddie saying they should bring Steve Patte(2016) search twitter
ars for simple sake o'him nae saying nae interested. He said exact(2017) search twitter
ign, I see some Aberdeen fans saying happy we decision but think l(2018) search twitter
hivnae seen fer ages in Asda, saying yer fit like’s, Foo ye deen,(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@glenlivetloon tweeted
We have a saying in NE Scot 'Better awa' for s(2013) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
ystem. But I do understand us saying 'Thank You Aberdeenshire West (2021) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
t didna get fit the fowk were saying. (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
gn was replaced wi a new sign saying "Andrewstown" but it haes not

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@HazelR74 Da birds are saying it is ??(2019) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ommunity (though not by me!). Saying it'll be "dealt with" is a we(2020) search twitter
@ericajanepoet Aye, we're saying the same thing, basically.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
n I lived in Holland this wee saying used to come into my head all(2020) search twitter
re weans in the way, but good saying!(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
be-gunked when I think I wus saying it wrang to fin oot I wus ric (2021) twitter link