A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nobody Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16 11.6 16.5 89.4 52.3 0 0
Number of occurrences5223 11 9 9 0 0
Number of authors21 7 3 5 6

Occurrences of nobody 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
they huv, they're makin sure nobody knows it. That prick Bailey d on page 28
Nobody's smilin noo. Ma mum's dabbin on page 55

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wisnae that long ago you said nobody fae Renfrew wid ever be in a on page 169

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s this, this slippin out when nobody’s about. Aye in fear o meet
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
nd dad could mak a group, and nobody had tae go awkwardly find a g
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
"I'm from Scotland, trust me, nobody talks like this."
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ittle good in the world, when nobody will be harmed by it, is it n
rather worry about you having nobody but him here. He is rather ge
for reasons of your own, then nobody is trying to stop you, but at
their unwanted findings, and nobody be any the wiser. But, I mean
sn’t just a few sparks. And nobody but Derriakin and I know that
5 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e bonnyton? or would u rather nobody supports ur team - btw whit (2020) twitter link
@Bonnyton1912 nobody can stop folk from watching a (2020) twitter link
nding outside a fence at a 3g nobody can say anything either - en (2020) twitter link
nly extra ordinary times that nobody in football could have envisa (2021) twitter link
d be doing the same thing and nobody could go and check there also (2021) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ade Alice oot loud, addressan nobody in particular. "She'd soon fe on page 29
e till hersel in a sad tone. "Nobody seems till lek her, doon here on page 30
id as if he kent everythin an nobody else did. "Ah dare say ee nev on page 67
"Nobody asked yer opinion," sade Alic on page 70
icular: at least, if air are, nobody pays any attention till them- on page 81
Also on pages 90, 91, 115, 118
9 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
judged at it disnae exist. “Nobody speaks like that” says wir
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
“Nobody in there,” he says. Fuckin
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
id aal happened so queek that nobody else hid a chance tae gae him on page 16
Nobody else hid a right tae be seen. on page 69

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Nobody's indispensable - the man su on page 25
s stuck their tongues oot bit nobody even slowed doon. on page 41
Noo, nobody cam tae visit them. They wir on page 51
, lle cheust aff the shore Wi nobody kennan whit happened afore? on page 72

4 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thur's nobody sure on page 120

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
n and tryan tae luck relaxed. Nobody wants tae be the first tae la on page 86

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
in the room just watching me. Nobody knows how scared it maks me f on page 85

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
else important in our lives, nobody replaced Alec, but I burnt my on page 25

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
clear at he wis interested in nobody bit Baabie.
al. Not a wird or a sign. Der nobody at kens bit is tree.’
dat, makin beds an so on. Bit nobody pat a fit athoot da door.
ootside, my hert a my mooth. Nobody cam efter me. I laeves da bas
4 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
bedroom but and ben hoose, we nobody aroond wis for miles and da n
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
Oh, and just so nobody feels bad for Dad, I can assu

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
red wi spelling mistaks, does nobody ever tink ta proofread dis th (2020) twitter link

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
delight to be telt ‘fuck off nobody cares’ when politely remindi (2020) twitter link

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