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Use in varieties of Scots

turn't Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 7.7 46.7 0 0 0 39.8
Number of occurrences5515 31 0 0 0 9
Number of authors10 4 4 2

Occurrences of turn't in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
he door ajee, syne sweirt, he turn't aside, on page 28

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
I must hae nudged him when I turn't. Or mebbe April nudged him. A on page 73
ack, she couldna find it. She turn't that handbag inside oot but i on page 84
y kiss the bride," the Prince turn't an seen Cinderella marchin do on page 88
ear the witherer, wi her back turn't. on page 93
cht better. At long last, she turn't the gas aff an instructit Ann on page 95
Also on pages 96
6 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
She turn't him til a watter on page 98

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Cain turn't out nae bad, on page 72

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
safe side; a guid move as it turn't oot. It sat in ri middle e' r
ri door wi' 'e's bone an' 'e turn't roon an' luct up et me again
tae be tasteless, ris year it turn't oot tae be double tasteless.
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
t whit 'e meant bey it. Birry turn't tae ma uncle Toamy an' says.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
thit makes ye sneeze? Whin a turn't it oot oantae the plate A huv
An’ turn't ma poakits inside oot A’ll
2 matches

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
tho I made as mony an they've turn't oot jist graan on page 20

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
oom for a saxpence When pence turn't intae "P" Mind you, since I c on page 15

3 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
turn't roon aboot, an startet steeme on page 12
t thi box, Hault et aboord an turn't et thi richt wuly up. Tae wer on page 18
aboot sumthin, we aat, abudee turn't roon an looket hee's wuty, ei on page 29
an maid fur thi park, far eit turn't oot eit er weis thoosin's a m on page 31
thi chucken, tae oor delight, turn't up again. ""Yaahoo," a roart, on page 33
Also on pages 34, 39, 61, 65, 65, 67
16 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
aep o sticks, Cheetie! But it turn't aat caal, an there on page 10
we'se lat on at the gless is turn't aa saft like sulk, sae's we c on page 14
yin, "I seer ye, my daatie, I turn't caal richt tae the eyns o my on page 19
he wad tak anidder dwaam) she turn't ower the blads tae finn some on page 20
dee. Deed, eence fan she hed turn't roun a kink a bittie mair swi on page 24
Also on pages 27, 34, 35, 47, 71, 75
11 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Turn't intae Borstal Hame tae richt on page 22
But whun ma bak is turn't he'll taak - on page 44
A joy that turn't my hairt fae stane on page 71

6 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Turn't oot tae richt some wrangs, an on page 1
Thoosans turn't oot - Meetin Hoose, on page 9

3 matches

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