A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

handy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.3 13.1 30 39.7 11.6 0 17.7
Number of occurrences5626 20 4 2 0 4
Number of authors41 19 13 3 2 4

Occurrences of handy in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
but my geography has come in handy. I can strecht awa tell China on page 10
elanged him; an they were gey handy fo, heatin his brekfast in th on page 34

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
nned his bus-pass wid come in handy. on page 29

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ir, Mundell Dr. Findlay, Para Handy on page 77

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
o knowin wherr 'ae look. Very handy fir an advance wanrnin fir th on page 3

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ated right in the centre row. Handy timin, likes. Cos as soon as on page 52
esco delivery drivers wanted, handy fur somecunt who kin actually on page 122
on hoverin oor him admirin ma handy work. on page 146

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nnae tell. Yous micht come in handy wan day fur some huggery-mugg on page 103

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
the wey roun its inside at a handy heicht fer sittin on. It his on page 32
07 - a historical lee, but a handy ane fer the politicians. on page 103

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Whar ah eis disciples cum in handy on page 5

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
oth micht hae been a bit mair handy. We are tellt that on the fat on page 118

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Aefie handy in the winter,' said Mr Wonka on page 119

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Handy for shot and shell. on page 98

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ought Gaelic might come in so handy, said his compaignion. So, th on page 127

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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘They’ll come in handy,’ says John.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
opulation, or else uised as a handy frontier, ower which they cou
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ivirithin but it's a helluva handy thing tae huv". She haes crea
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n hide gin naethin else comes handy. It’s the detail Ah miss ..
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
rong and affable sure enough, handy too, but about two waxes shor
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@g_hibby tweeted
@BrianBengal @rab_nixon ??... Handy for nipping along tae the ASD (2023) twitter link

@MartinBroon tweeted
ield Park Fitba’ Match?? ??. Handy! ??????(2019) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
nae miss it! But hae a hankie handy.(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
i - quality chippy brother n handy when the bluebell r at hame a (2021) twitter link
e n a bottle o lukazade sport handy - fir ma wee fitness class 2 (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
seen as look at ye! He's gey handy wi a razer." They didna need on page 30

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
sh like fowk In a feerach nae handy wis she Bit she dollt hersel on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
Scartin on onethin handy names o supplicants on page 3

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
yer aat aij. Jock's weis awfa handy cif ye coodna get out tae sca on page 29

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aat cud bi handy fir yer reunion, though - if on page 69

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
. He had a gift o the gab nae handy an gin he’d jist been spoot
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
taed fork? You see it wid be handy for
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
that ye pulled ahin ye. Affa handy for eerins but also tae tak w
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Weel, yon’s handy,” cried his da. “Div ye k
1 matches

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
as that is gan tae be an affa handy life skill tae hae as the yea
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@cligeey tweeted
tPeggers Aye pile o stuff nae handy fitters l wid reckon(2020) search twitter
Bain @stewartfisher Wisna ony handy(2020) search twitter
@shunad Affa handy nooadays(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
fan being half deef comes in handy! Turn the volume doon on ma h(2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
nvoice that will be coming in handy if they dinna get their act e(2020) search twitter
a bosker. You're affa spylte. Handy bein watterproof efter bein u(2019) search twitter
kneckComedy Yer mate's fairly handy tae reach an open windae.(2019) search twitter
@BenPhilip_ Handy for e' chipper.??(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
A puckle handy wirds revived tae bambaze the (2020) twitter link
s @SNSBI_official Thanks, gey handy. Am a fan o Nicolaesen's darg (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
gaan teu whin I hae me needle handy?" on page 15
For a mercy thir wis a hose handy, an wae hid tae hose doon bot on page 17

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
There's a drawer below that's handy on page 44

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
amount o neck, which wis gey handy fur she spent most o her time
1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
grips. Thankfully da pell wis handy dis time. Meenie widna hiv th
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
@lindexer Yis, dey kin be handy!(2021) search twitter

Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
in tha byre. Fergie is gye an handy at draa'in tha milk cans doon on page 5

1 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
o Ulster Scots that comes sae handy frae my Musie The words of au
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
or him. Ay, thole’s a richt handy wurd tae ken. Bit afore ye ma
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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
in food when oot shappin, gye handy if @HurchinHome ever called i (2021) twitter link

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