A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

asking Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 12.1 24 0 0 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences4424 16 0 0 2 2
Number of authors24 14 7 2 1

Occurrences of asking 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.

Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ven had the cheek tae dae the asking! The Big Club hadnae seen the on page 76

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
serious, an the patter lulls. Asking will make nae difference, but on page 3

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
an that "...a sample survey, asking respondents if they reognise on page 121

1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Ah hae mind asking ye for a dance, and ma wee he
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ose enough tae us tae warrant asking - ever went. Ah wis the brea
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ut I thought it wis God I wis asking, and I thought it wis somethi
that brought it up. He likes asking what happened tae Lugs becaus
thing, this extraterrestrial asking me what it feels tae be human
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“I’m afraid we’ve been asking too much of you, my dear,”
g to anguish over it, without asking themselves, ‘Why did I do t
“Maybe I went too far asking her about the hybridisation q
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Thank you for your e-mail asking if I have Registers of Scotla
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
arliament has tabled a motion asking for a question on this to be
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
he grub, and say sorry for no asking if anybody wants a bit in the (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
chWithMe #progress Thanks fir asking I'm reading my Coaching Cours(2014) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Asking @joao_kay to shoot me with a (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
EALLY a 'United Kingdom?' I'm asking for a frein(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
one of our Bermudian friends asking me if Nessie was real! Donna (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
hpaper aye and the people are asking you to do the same jason espe (2021) twitter link
asking for a friend - are the gyms (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
"Are yea asken? "Ov coarse im asking, are you deaf or sumthing?" s on page 40

2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@quodunzerafc Be richt wi ye. Asking some pals.(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
e the busted flush? Folk keep asking why there’s nae real critiqu (2021) twitter link
pitol efter the gig and efter asking fit each deep fried delicacy (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@CaroleInnes0 @corinmain Asking abidy foos yer doos(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
yRory haha a kane. They still asking sergio aboot it(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
a school night! I wiz merely asking what's wrong my lovely :)(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
rst Bert now Sandy! Phones me asking tae the Echt Show the day, ma(2016) search twitter
44 My pal Bert fae the bar is asking if he can join yer coaching s(2016) search twitter
Now asking me tae peel the tatties and w(2016) search twitter
Bert asking why I never send ony pictures(2016) search twitter
a wee wak up the beach. Wife asking me tae get some "snacks" for (2017) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
Mony thanks tae @fairfaaye asking me tae speak on Thur Oct 22, (2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
Whitevur, yer suggestion was asking’ me as if ahm lookin’ fir a (2021) twitter link

Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
t the day, the contractor was asking about my wife, apparently she(2020) search twitter
er966 And theres still eejits asking when do the gyms open! Good w (2021) twitter link