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Use in varieties of Scots

mates Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.4 33.4 28.6 19.9 0 41.3 4.4
Number of occurrences9165 19 2 0 4 1
Number of authors33 19 11 1 1 1

Occurrences of mates in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
an get ye oot ay it when his mates goat involved. Ye never meant on page 9

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
her. He's wan ae Big Kenzie's mates, wan ae the elder wans in the on page 17
ndy McColl, one ae this guy's mates, steps forward and whacks him on page 27
d me approachin. Wan ae their mates, Matthew Whyte, tries tae ste on page 28

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
pit the fear o God intil his mates!" on page 86

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hae onythin adae wi me an ma mates getting peyed aff frae Syme's on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
l ye the truth, I'm wishin ma mates'd hurry up. Bet they're hidin on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
maire bothered aboot what ma mates were up tae at the weekend. A on page 19
's turned oot. Ah've been gid mates wae him ever since oor first on page 36
bee. Whereas me and aw ae ma mates attended Ainslie Park and if on page 68
boot how ah shouldnae be best mates wae Aldo. Anytime his name ca on page 69
, likes. Efter ma dad and his mates marched fae the gates. Aw the on page 87
Also on pages 90, 91, 112, 118, 173, 174, 177, 195, 199, 200
19 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
also got ti square up ah meh mates. on page 1
Eh like ti go oot we meh mates an hae a beer on page 49
cum an meet yir mates on page 70

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
I'm jist lucky nane o ma mates hiv twigged yet, but there's on page 22

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
nd then there's me, Billy nae mates. But ah cannae be the aniline on page 4

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
urnin an got separatit fae ma mates. Inside, there wis this Yank, on page 136

3 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
He said his mates lauched at him when he had ta on page 59

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
elly be somethin tae tell his mates! on page 65

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
she's doon the boozer wi her mates the night. She's worked aw we on page 45

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed Evan. Ah mean, ah wiz like mates wi them but it wiz the two of
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
we wrocht as pass-mates, oor efter tedisome oor, acco
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
. Ah leaped up, shook ma team mates haunds an we aw pit oor haund
ing 2-2, ah could see ma team mates geein up so ah shoued "Cmon l
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
say cheers tae Stenzo an his mates, who ur gaun oan tae the Cell
who’s hingin aboot wae his mates. The boay’s the auldest the
hit ye dae - - ye back up yer mates.’ he sais, lookin genuinely
dae yer best by cunts - - yer mates, an gradually, whether ye lik
4 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
at wee guy man. Ah love aw ma mates. You tae, bro!’ he sais wae
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the fence in pursuit ay their mates.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gemme. Ah left ma da wae his mates an ah came hame masel.’
™s yer sworn duty tae bam yer mates up at any given opportunity.
2 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
the door aff its hinges. His mates have aw left, he says, and it
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Sake Da, ma mates don’t have sluggies. And yo
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bill suin realised that his mates wis intent on gettin blootere
mt that his grannie an aa his mates held a video conference aboot
ll wisna shair gin Tad an his mates wis juist messin aroon wi his
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
an get ye oot ay it when his mates goat involved. Ye never meant
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s later ah’ve arrived at ma mates secluded loackup. Ah expertly
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
back doon south and tell yur mates tae keep their crack and kidd
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
efore the big race. Me and ma mates pissin oorselves laughin as h
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
pan, till I was 18 and saw my mates mum doing them in the oven ??(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
brownbarra bit Spaffer an his mates product testing (an failin) b(2020) search twitter
mpic Gold Level Wilhemina Nae Mates isolation have I managed to g(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
@Jaynesharp Fund him. He's mates wi Tommy Y-L, an he spends aa(2020) search twitter
obfrapples Which pairt o "nae mates" did ye no unnerstaund?(2020) search twitter

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
bi noo, a quick swally wi his mates and then a chipper on the wye on page 41

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah'm awa roon te see ane o ma mates. Ah ken o a pairty." on page 21

1 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
t peas a ower the class at ma mates. It fair drives her diminted.
1 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
old routine. Awa tae meet ma mates and hit the toon. So looked o
Fan a left the hoose ma mates were just roon the corner wai
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
back yard as the new lad’s mates used her gairden as a short c
a real target for him and his mates. She could hardly get intae h
neighbour wid hae his drunken mates inaboot. The steens wid start
3 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
y an mony's the time me an my mates steed there repellin boarders
her near wint in a dwam an my mates near fell aff their seats at
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
5 by the time Douglas and his mates arrived at the trenches and s
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ava. That mornin him and his mates hid eaten a tin o plum jam an
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
gye chave, him an some o his mates managed tae get me aff and pu
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@bazzabck My mates auld man near teen his thoomb(2021) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ction atween him and his team mates - looked slightly alienated. (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ks up we his future dons team mates.(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
the UK min. Your Brexit daft mates are nae listening.(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
r bike or playin fitba wi yer mates, cos yiv jist realised Top o (2020) search twitter
back for five minties an it's mates bugger aff an leave him. Crue(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ower tae mates who werena there, checked him on page 30
his team-mates' names. on page 29

2 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ae believe that cos one of ma mates died instantly fae a muckle c(2020) search twitter
@BBCRadio4 Withma closest mates, we use to say *Kapo* meanin;(2020) search twitter
@JMBEuansSon Most of ma mates are married, movin oot, etc..(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi twa-three mates o mine. on page 42

1 matches

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