A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bothered Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.2 20.2 15 29.8 0 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences5940 10 3 0 2 4
Number of authors31 20 3 3 2 3

Occurrences of bothered 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

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
voice that gets me aw hot an bothered, aw naw, he's a big handsome on page 1

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
the dyke an sterted tae feel bothered. A lowpt up on the dyke, leuk on page 22

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ang Shieldhill. S'no like I'm bothered or anythin. Weel, no much. Th on page 1

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
eel uncomfortable an' hot an' bothered. Whoa! Thae firey thochts are on page

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
en looks at Cathy. Scott's no bothered by the stane cross peakin thr on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
circumstance. Ah became maire bothered aboot what ma mates were up t on page 19
m too fuckin depressed tae be bothered wae that pish" ah tell him "b on page 66
er ae they two clowns are too bothered aboot a pint. The bastards da on page 104

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ther and faither, wha werenae bothered wan way or the ither aboot th on page 60

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
daft wee nephew. Ahm no that bothered aboot it. Ah dae the same hin on page 75

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rity of you who have actually bothered to attempt the revision paper on page 169

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Klaus realised he couldnae be bothered wi books. The gears in Violet on page 12

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A Cannae Be Bothered The Noo
A cannae be bothered the noo."
A cannae be bothered the noo."
A cannae be bothered the noo."
A cannae be bothered the noo."
7 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cey an McDade but couldnae be bothered wae the in-depth explanation
1 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
No. I suppose no'. They never bothered while we were thegither, so w
at him noo' - cannae even be bothered tae visit, swankin' aboot the
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ma but they never seemed that bothered, went on wi their prayin as t
elp likin them. But wan thing bothered me.
2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
f wan o’ the Beatles wisnae bothered by the Hare Krishna, cam oan,
id be a first. Bit she wisnae bothered an jist says tae me ‘well d
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
d because he “Couldni’ be bothered daein’ it any mair!” He w
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
an. An’ we wis nane o’ us bothered by religion. Mebbe that’s c
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e investigate. He neednae huv bothered as a guy fae the next booth s
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ot 22nd July ... if ye can be bothered that is.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t Andrews, as we speak. Maire bothered aboot improvin his handicap t
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ip tae dundee and a cannae be bothered... ?? A need mair energy ?? ?(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
a clean, and then couldnae be bothered fitting it up again.. :) So.. (2022) twitter link
g the blinds noo, I cannae be bothered looking oot there... ??.. Any (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
@MrCelebUK ALL 4! Canae be bothered tae watch this unless its Cel(2015) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Johnson He probably cannae be bothered tae learn the man's full name(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ot wear them at all has never bothered me tbh - its up to each indi (2020) twitter link
had got in nobody would have bothered - all the vultures coodnae w (2020) twitter link
@TennentsLager am no bothered where it is - its simply the (2021) twitter link
ae add me 2 the group n am no bothered if a cum hame fecked - cos a (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"They nivver bothered wi appintmints fin Ah wis - on page 9

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
growe auler an naebody can be bothered wi ye." on page 35
"Fan's the last time ye even bothered yersel te ging roon an see Fr on page 82

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye likely winna bi bothered. His loon wis roon the day an on page 14

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
aa fermers, her faither niver bothered tae gie the cottar fowk their
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
s fur luck. Bit he needna hae bothered... he wisna pykit fur
die’s cage, bit he cudna be bothered.
in the hoose nooadays tae be bothered wi you or me. They’re ower
3 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@watterloony Nea bothered aboot nae getting hair cut. C(2020) search twitter
me like. Those lads winna be bothered wi sair heids only mair.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
They barely bothered tae say 'cheerio' and sheu le on page 59

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Got aal hot and bothered on page 121

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
ind, freezan cowld. Nane o it bothered them much – they cheust wor
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
speak, an naebody else seemed bothered tae say onyhin. on page 26

1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
neighbour told me that sumane bothered him durin the nichts. Nae me,(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Tae loass itsel in the bothered watters thonner, on page 39

1 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
all in Bellycastle an naeb'dy bothered him. Well, A say naeb'dy both on page 44

2 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
r maesel', och, well, Ah'm no bothered, on page 22

1 matches

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