A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

youse Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words42.3 39.9 8 19.9 0 120.3 168
Number of occurrences13175 5 2 0 11 38
Number of authors34 26 3 1 1 3

Occurrences of youse in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
iest hing ah know. Button it, youse! You inaw, cloy up! 'William on page 26
s in a tremblin voice, "Right youse lot, time tae go! That's well on page 32
"Wae aw these settins an only youse three here." on page 67

3 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
They dinna luve youse either. on page 69

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Whit yin o youse will volunteer? on page 8

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
'A gin run fester is ony o youse lassies!' on page 22

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
job. Nae booze, nae blaw. See youse aw right. Be there fur the we on page 1

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ill-kyndit knife in the end. Youse youthfu grumphies that are hu on page 6

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
d folk fir a year that'll mak youse aw chuffed. on page 77

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Och, bugger youse,' then cries oor tink, 'Swall on page 15

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
there youse were, luggin canvases on page 102

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Haud ma jaiket youse yins or I'll no stop. on page 40
"Kin I see youse hame efter doon by? on page 43

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Youse/yous an yeeze is used an-aw f on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
left ye, and wirkin oot whaur youse bairns are gonnae bide. Wance on page 9
no wantin tae hurry yese, but youse bairns will need tae pack yer on page 16
audelaires," he said. "That's youse awa tae Coont Olaf's, noo." on page 17
hullo there!" she cried oot. "Youse must be the bairns that Coont on page 19
oorwey. "I wantit tae see how youse bairns were settlin in, but I on page 35
Also on pages 36, 43, 73, 75, 76, 84, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110, 128, 135, 139, 140, 146, 147, 155, 161
27 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Whit are youse up tae, on page 19

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wives. Inimy weir cries o - "Youse yins pule mah waashin doon an on page 63

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
s the best at fightin between youse two. Thomas says, 'Michael's on page 45

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
telt him, “at’s mair nor youse
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
sindrie registers. “Ah seen youse oan the telly” micht be jui
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
saicont-person plural pronoon youse, etc., quaistens answert wi r
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nal cry o 'Oyez, oyez' tae 'O youse, O youse'.
, O youse'.
2 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e alright. Sorry fur botherin youse, ah… ah dinnae ken why this
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Mouse Eat Mouse World, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
souk in aa youse kin fae a singal thocht
youse irr whit we eat…offal
youse hiv tae be unco bauld tae be
3 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part II, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
are youse tellin us
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
it wi ‘we ken somehing that youse divnae’ I’d mak conceit a
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Red an Black, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
thon's anarcho cynicism fir youse
1 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
ler’s a different shape tae youse?
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Daith dae youse wirship adreich A jalouse;
An nane o youse taste yer wizzen's propine;
Nane o youse cradle the winder o suith,
Raither insteid A'll gie youse the saicret
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
d Scots you/ye (singular) and youse (plural) wi English you (sing
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
tacard1 Sorry to hear. I hope youse will be okay.(2020) search twitter
deglasgow Yeah, just followed youse. ??(2018) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
nes (!) A moved the camera so youse cuid briefly see the midden t(2020) search twitter
an some lang reid hair - aw youse pittin the bonnie in bonnie f(2020) search twitter
In case onie o youse want to hear me chat aboot th(2019) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@For_AgNO3 Awfy pleased youse enjoyed it. Yer class made it(2017) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
toot @bruceleunson Ready when youse are! :-) https://t.co/34tx19R (2020) twitter link
@BarbaraNairn Youse will enjoy it aw the mair! (2019) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ie. Fit's he done tae ye, eh? Youse should be ashamed o yersels." on page 74

2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ht, pal! Right, pal. A’m wi youse there. Nae breakin an enterin
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
I da ken aboot youse, but I thocht last wik’s lo
1 matches

The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
I da ken aboot youse, but I ayewiz find masel runn
1 matches

Orkney

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
some o youse really seem tae think that op(2020) search twitter
see a lot o youse sharein the petition an no si (2021) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ctionars Here's a new ane fir youse. First yaised by Schir Dauvit(2020) search twitter
s o thir fir Scots owre here, youse are aheid o oor gemme, smashi(2020) search twitter
@MaxineRoseMunro Gonnae send youse a Scots Lockdown poem or two.(2020) search twitter
l. Gie him ma bests next time youse blether, tell him tae 'haud f (2020) twitter link
speirt afore but could Ah dae youse a recordin o somat? Howp yous(2020) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ha Kïngdom o God. Blissit ir youse that's hung'rie noo, for ye w on page 79
?" An he saed tae thaim, "Tae youse God haes gien an unnèrstanni on page 82
here." But Jesus toul thaim, "Youse gie thaim sumthin tae eat." A on page 85
n tha warkin o God's pooer as youse hae saen ït, the' wud hae re on page 87
ud hae likt tae hae saen whut youse hae saen, an hinnae, an tae h on page 88
Also on pages 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 98, 103, 107, 108, 112
34 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Fur youse is pittin dacent fowk aff cum on page 4
An whu aboot youse weeminfowk, gin yer oot tae c on page 21

2 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
aranmacairt Simmer down, Mao, youse boys will quake when you see (2019) search twitter
FunkButcher Simmer down, Mao, youse boys will quake when you see (2019) search twitter

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