A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nothin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words58.4 74.5 55.8 0 23.2 0 4.4
Number of occurrences187145 37 0 4 0 1
Number of authors35 23 8 3 1

Occurrences of nothin in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
u. Buckfast king ae the Glen? Nothin but bad news.' on page 1

31 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
fur-lined breeks, nae much o' nothin' but he does hae a feelin' o' on page

3 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Nothin's better tae kill than ma tim on page 17

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
row, sat dead still and said nothin. A weird feelin sweeped ower on page 160
Miss Honey said nothin fur a moment. She didnae thin on page 166
a een and ah couldnae dae it. Nothin moved. Ah didnae even feel th on page 223

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t an gied me another puni fur nothin: aw ah did wis ask ma pal Har on page 16
rently she takes part. Thir's nothin up wi Charlene an Kelly Marie on page 23
id, Whit've you said tae her. Nothin. Why's she suddenly gaun home on page 37
an ah'm stuck in the hoose wi nothin tae dae cause the swimmin bat on page 39
Och but, said Laura. Och but nothin, he said, This is the third t on page 47
Also on pages 62, , 68, 71, 74, 76, 78, 80, 91, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 107, 109, 120, 126, 138, 150, 151, 169
37 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
seven on a Sunday mornin, an nothin better to do until the wean c on page 19
he stink! It wis like... like nothin I've ever smelt afore. I wid on page 21
dominoes. Fifty pence a game, nothin fancy. I had jist won the fir on page 26
t - She could mak a meal fae nothin 'Though she'd nivver use the on page 31
b said ower an ower, no daein nothin to help her pal, who wis, as on page 36
Also on pages 39, 87
7 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
said the Irn Bru carnival hud nothin oan its roller coasters and s on page 87

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
, from Niagara to Noo Mexico, nothin' but miles, endless miles of on page 136

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Here! ye're no a City man nor nothin are ye?" on page 65

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
adrian's Bit o Antonine's ken nothin. on page 5

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ra didna bother him. Feart at nothin and birlin his sword in the a on page 12
He wisna feart but there wis nothin he could dae against Artemis. on page 15
you'll behave yirsels. Ye hae nothin tae fear. Noo whit wis it ye on page 35

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e flames, and wis burnt intae nothin at aw. on page 81

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
t an gied me another puni fur nothin: aw ah did wis ask ma pal Har
1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
talkin aboot, ah said, It’s nothin tae dae wi the family situati
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
se creatures are so powerful, nothin can stap them. I wis aboot ta
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
But yin day she had nothin tae mak new claes wi for her
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
oot mair fowk as it lets in. Nothin pits ye aff a thing mair sicc
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
uple ay bent-shots. Never hud nothin this week so ah telt them the
There’s nothin else in the vicinity; nothin
else in the vicinity; nothin but the doocot; that an the e
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
at the tellie, only there’s nothin oan the bloody thing, just th
know but, eh? You never sais nothin,’ ah sais.
est, auld yin. Ye don’t get nothin fur nothin, every cunt knows
fur nothin, every cunt knows that.” he
the fuckin false wan, an sais nothin. Just hud that fuckin grin oa
5 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
haun, she stauns there sayin nothin, like a Brit pissheid tryin t
ed us fur messages. There’s nothin there yet but there will be.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A fuckin strange sound, like nothin ah’ve ever heard afore. Ah
ae see - tae see anythin but nothin’s there an then. . . ah plu
an ah try tae scream oot but nothin comes - a gasp ay a whisper.
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lkin tae!’ ah wee five fit, nothin cunt sais, marchin taewards m
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
thankfully subdued. There’s nothin like a rude awakenin fae yer
hods ay pullin it aff. He’s nothin, if no persistent, the fuckin
2 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
achieve ye might say. Change nothin inside. Keep it as it wis, th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
uckin baltic man.’ he sais. Nothin gets by him. Sharp as a fucki
‘See you, yer nothin but a fuckin liberty takin ar
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
e centre. It wis rainin, ah'd nothin better tae dae and ah thought
'Look, ah've got nothin against you meditatin, and th
c. It wis a hoose, no a flat, nothin very special aboot it, except
on wi their prayin as though nothin had happened. Ah wis startin
4 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’ me! Their loathing wis as nothin’ tae ma ain shame! Aw’bud
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
e’re no’ aspirin’, o’ nothin’, we’re admiring’!
Nothin’ in which we’re proud, sp
2 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
in Declan’s haun wisnae fur nothin.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay whit ye like aboot him but nothin phases him. He probably slept
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He sais nothin, but nods his heid an smiles.
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
y fae th' invadin bitterness. Nothin wis disturbin th' cauld as it
ket o' frost fur th' mornin'. Nothin wis disturbin th' bairns as t
eist tae thair bleezin fires. Nothin wis disturbin me. Yit, ah lay
breath caught in mah throat. Nothin wis thare. How fur wis nothin
wis thare. How fur wis nothin thare? mah body relaxed.
5 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
in Declan’s haun isnae fur nothin.
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@19Mcculley Nothin aboot farting or yir blocked (2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
mandmarktv Ack No in ma eyes! Nothin can beat Pete's Dragon! Hae a(2015) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
e Yoons STILL think we'll get nothin fae Westminster and aw oor si (2022) twitter link

@fairpechtoot tweeted
s she had nae idea an there's nothin German aboot them at a!(2018) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
hen. Oan the beach? Was there nothin oan Sky Arts? (2022) twitter link
dinks79 @star_welsh Wis there nothin oan yer cooncil tele hen? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
2 nite al but joe linton did nothin in the whole game n tbh a tho (2021) twitter link
er - neymar n mbappe offered nothin second half - crackin gamebt (2021) twitter link
ndyhunter987 these scenes are nothin tae what a witnessed in the r (2021) twitter link
ulley @Dull42Mike @Dull41Mike nothin beats a happy face with a foo (2021) twitter link
r weeks now at this track and nothin has been said until now - am (2020) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aw up and spittin her oot, wi nothin left fur aa her effort tae fe on page 77

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Yer nothin bit an aul bit chiel, on page 13

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An nothin's better than bein wi' i'wife on page 117

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
sister on e bank, an o hevan nothin till do: wance or twice she h on page 7
such a beeg fall, A'll think nothin o tumblan doon e stairs! They on page 9
Doon, doon, doon. Air wis nothin else till do, so Alice soon b on page 10
Efter a while, findan at nothin more happened, she decided on on page 13
much intill e way o expectan nothin but oot-o'-e-way things till on page 14
Also on pages 19, 21, 28, 29, 48, 50, 55, 60, 75, 84, 88, 91, 92, 100, 109, 112, 114, 115, 118
30 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
Then we can say we dinna ken nothin aboot it.”
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
The Tribune says nothin on this arrangement but fae a
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
icht ey wis, weerin scarce ti nothin, singin, loupin aboot, turnin
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
tv is shite. Noisy and jumpy nothin like yer home support(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Der nothin left I Papa.
Nothin fir news bit a singing kettle
2 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
etter o seconds, I could hear nothin appert fae mysel screamin ins
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“I doot wir best tae say nothin,” I advised. “Onywye, dey
1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Dextrous hands nothin til thee, on page 17

1 matches

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