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The word 'jo'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
joOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.12619
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.2 4 2
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 13.4 10 9
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of jo in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

General Northern

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ect arose fae a conversation. Jo Gilbert met up wae teachers a on page 9

2 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Doric translation bi Jo Gilbert on page 53

1 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
e hert aa alowe for a refound jo. on page 74

1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Blunket o e' Grun - Billie jo Spears #changeasongtitletidor(2019)

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
lost a nyow jo, the crowner at Embro Castel.
ntie, fur he kent he fund hiz jo bot, as uiswal, he
i the airms o hiz jo.
3 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ungarees. It was meant tae be Jo. I Cannae wait tae tell Louis(2020)

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
an nae braw jo near haund tae smoor the pain on page 137

1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
s fur ma Whit, ma fremmit wee Jo,
1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
That is ma jo, on page 70

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
z fowre legs at aince, in the jo o leivin an the delyte o wair
1 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
orie doon wae me, ma love, ma jo, ma greatest pride. on page 103

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
t ye hae tae be gey quick, ma jo, when ye pit yin o them in ye on page 8
'We ken secrets, ma jo, aboot mirk places where mirk on page 10

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae be sport o bairn an jo, on page 21

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
t John Watt sings 'Pittenweem Jo', 'John Thomson' and 'The Kel on page 54

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
e perfumes, ay, ti gie ti her jo on page 29

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ht allou fur her mairryin her jo.
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@rover4513 T/Y Jo.. Aw' the best tae ye.. (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
wisnae the only one who heard Jo Joyner say it! Hee hee! xxx(2015)

@billykayscot tweeted
_Karam For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, we’ll t(2020)

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Come sip ma bonnie Jo on page 21

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
e peels fresh oranges for hir jo,
aunert in the muinlicht wi ma jo.
2 matches

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