A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'x'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of x in Corpus

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ow front unrounded vowel /pɛ:x/ (pech) on page 23
voiceless bilabial stop /pɛ:x/ (pech) on page 26
/pɛ:x/ (pech) on page 28
tae blink - [X is] blinkin on page 40
tae mind - [X is] mindin on page 41
Also on pages 50, 86
16 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
Athin Shaetlan da expression "X an dem" means "X an da fokk a
an dem" means "X an da fokk at's associated wi
an da fokk at's associated wi X". Jüst wha "an dem" is refer

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
happens tae da best o wis! ?? x (2017) twitter link
ie it a fleg at da weekend ?? x (2021) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
and best of luck Jan and Pete x https://t.co/53y9mo5K68 https(2020)
l done Jan, Pete and helpers! X(2020)
e to serving such super meals x(2020)
s just now. He's a peerie gem x(2017)
y wild neighbours. Aa da best x(2018)
and 1 other occurrences.

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
st smoorikens up north ta dee x(2018)

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
f done! Hows du been keepin?? X (2020) twitter link
omethin like dis oot fur folk x (2018) twitter link
ast and breathe in da sea air x (2018) twitter link
morn so it aa came doon daday x (2018) twitter link
oot fur help when du needs it x (2018) twitter link
and 6 other occurrences.

North Northern B (Caithness)

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
Hope yer keeping fine Fidelma x(2020)
you over voting. Your choice x (2021) twitter link
@eddireader Wheet wheeoo x (2021) twitter link

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
words or phrases beginning wi X in our A-Z – onybody ken ony(2014)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
k at yons eens. Fit a beauty. X(2019)
AHood Look efter yersel quine x(2019)
s32 Aye. I ken. So are you ?? x(2020)

Mid Northern B

@McGoo1888 tweeted
nd yours pal...mean it...hugs x (2022) twitter link
.hope aw yer lums are reeking x (2022) twitter link
on but it was funny as feck...x (2022) twitter link
...hence the reaction amigo...x (2022) twitter link
...naebody likes a blawhard...x (2022) twitter link

General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
hae a x-ray o ma chist. Yon machine m
it the x-ray whin the radioactive man
2 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
ll Long as you’re safe Quine x(2019)

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
'o thon @theantondubeke next. X(2015)
anana? I'm fair stervin' ken. X(2015)
g you loup puddles. #FitBonny x(2015)
@realDonaldTrump a reid cerd? X(2015)
y up there wi Wizzard ken! DB x(2018)

@cligeey tweeted
asty. Fits abidy else having? X https://t.co/4msXv5AxaE(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
ppin’ skills’r shockin’ ?? x(2018)
ovely Reverend Bob. Thank you x(2020)
ally, ye jist think ye do ;-) x(2015)
ggerin aboot we yer profile!? x(2012)
Having a grand night. Hungry! x(2012)
and 73 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
g it on ya bams, love Terzer! X ?????? https://t.co/NSXsINq6l(2018)

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he buik's ISBN is 0 946487 91 X an can be fund unner the foll
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
??. Happy birthday auld yin ??x(2020)
this, I hope it makes sense ??x(2020)
a fab time ?? ‘twas glorious x https://t.co/qp4Fwmre9i(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
FC am a multi purpose guy lol x (2020) twitter link
e u - still a looker tae lol x (2020) twitter link
us made ma nicht - luv it m8 x (2020) twitter link
y picture in the fitbaw strip x (2021) twitter link
but caw canny n sleep on it x lol (2020) twitter link
and 15 other occurrences.

West Central

@annieones tweeted
Very brave hen tae speak oot x So soory it gaisge tae ye.x (2021) twitter link
pression isnae funny. Hugs ?? x (2021) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
nro_nell Guid for you, me tae x (2021) twitter link
@Lenniesaurus Ye’re so richt x (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t the windae an realised that x wis jist as coorse a nicht as on page 68

1 matches

Glasgow

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ye daein awricht? x
get through it. Everwan will. x
Whit wis yer first symptom? x
w they need tae dae noo is an X-ray o ma lungs.
wellery and stand against the X-ray machine?” the first nur
8 matches

Ayrshire

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
X
1 matches

General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
stage tae isolate the value o x. on page 40
t tae the last stage. A think x equals three times c but A ca on page 41

4 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
back Cowdenbeath x om eh on page

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
vitamin V, vitamin W, vitamin X, vitamin Y, and, believe it o on page 155

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Chapter X on page 152

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
i a cough, and ah went fur an X-ray o ma lungs. It wis horren on page 5

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
splashed through the dubs in. X was for a big kiss or Christm on page 120

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
se, then she chalked a muckle X ontae the front door, sae the on page 43
n he as spied the door wi the X on it. on page 44

4 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
kin is cried a fethok: ‘For x fulmartis skynnis callit feth
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
provide X-medium education on demand fo
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
on the theme o ‘no worth a X’, whaur it haurdly maitters
r it haurdly maitters whither X is a weel-kent wird lik docke
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
Ane starn lyke ane comete the X.day of August did appear, quh
Skies, Independence Day, the X Files, an the mony an sindry
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
alane canna dae it. Pittin an X merk on a piece o paper canna
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
aur are no likely tae hae the x (the phonetic symbol fur “c
This applies tae the [x] soond makkit efter whit are
wel afore it: this is acause [x] is a voiceless velar fricati
3 matches

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
al My Das bigger than your Da x (2021) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
ir fam fae wee me in Scotland x(2014)
ally carry umbrella awe time! x(2014)
! Smh! Happy Weekend awebody! x(2014)
ies, but what aboot banannas? x(2014)
eam tae Scotland 4 an episide x(2014)
and 141 other occurrences.

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
hanks awfy, AWFY muckle, you! x(2020)
hanks awfy, awfy muckle, you. X(2020)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
hallery Well done, weil duin! x(2019)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
meVault Aye, so dae yer fans! x(2018)
mersRM They're fair braw, JJ. x(2020)

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
ou all miss yer lovely faces. X(2020)
rommie @RuthieRedArt Thank ye x(2019)
@TippermuirBooks Ah bless ye x we had a braw launch day at M(2019)
seNursery Mair than welcome...x(2019)
@KCrommie Ye did braw x(2019)
and 9 other occurrences.

@billykayscot tweeted
arion. Hae a guid week yersel x(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
some guidance. Ta in advance x(2020)
ime Ah wis in ma kip. Nanicht x(2020)
ame ye're no appreciatit mair x(2020)
hear that. That's awfy fer ye x(2020)
wfy. ?? So sorry fer yer loss x(2020)
and 2 other occurrences.

@raiphsays tweeted
Wis it a urine test? Wee soul x(2020)
tae hear aboot the wee dug. ??x(2020)

@rattlecans tweeted
heir "Votes for those who pay X in tax, min but no those who (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
mair foties. See ya next week x https://t.co/oAkIV0xMmx (2022) twitter link
d head tae Glaschu or I would x (2022) twitter link
further oot The Birds & Bees x (2022) twitter link
e for newborns ?????????????? x (2022) twitter link
e reporting in that we're dry x (2022) twitter link
and 16 other occurrences.

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ae the hospital. They've tain X Rays. Cuts tae ma heid, black (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@officialAliRed tweeted
and glad you managed a break x(2020)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
voting paper afore puttin’ a X ??(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

General Ulster

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
yin, gin thar’s mair nor sïx fowk in yer hoosehaud they’
1 matches