A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nothing Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 28.8 24.1 119.2 23.2 0 8.9
Number of occurrences9056 16 12 4 0 2
Number of authors49 29 11 4 3 2

Occurrences of nothing in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e, awfy serious, "Ah'm wantin nothing else tae dae wae ye. Ye hear on page 61

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
s,' the suit says. 'For doing nothing.' An then, awfy calm. 'An if on page 1

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
er hair. She wis panting like nothing else but a didnae have time t on page 39

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Scotland's intellectuals Have nothing more to say. on page 58
But the old man, he says nothing at all, just puffs on page 60

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
en you coughing away in mass. Nothing to worry about if your throat on page 15
, but I can tell you this for nothing. I'm better than you. Never f on page 47

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tamer wantit tae keep him an nothing wid hae made the unicorn happ on page 99

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
of which we know nothing on page 11

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Kens nothing o quick, warm flesh. on page 35

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Miss Gilmour said nothing but gently nodded her heid. T on page 37

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'You're nothing but a beast, d'you hear, and
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
We staun there waitin an nothing else is gonnae happen. Eric a
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
me. Truth tae tell, there’s nothing happens oan these streets in
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
It’s for your sake! We have nothing to be ashamed of. What I feel
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
dy, but by that time there is nothing you can dae tae stap yourself
They will aw die if you dae nothing aboot it. Tae get them tae su
ng which might help but I saw nothing which could be used. Then I s
3 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
been burned up. It smelled o nothing at all and evaporated fae my
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
u’ve heard and I’ve heard nothing?”
be fossil water - there’s nothing feeding that anymore.”
net tae. “They’re getting nothing from me,” he sayed.
with a radio remote doorkey. Nothing. But he noticed me switching
“Ssh, ssh, there’s nothing to be sorry about. But you ca
6 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
' fae th' nightmares o' life. Nothing wis thare.
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Don't be trying nothing funny
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Nothing’’ he says.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
w the lassie, other than that nothing else to say aboot her persona(2020) search twitter
ngs but it is far better than nothing from the FM that's for sure.(2020) search twitter
tea Dinnae pig pictures me... Nothing wrong with liking the chocola(2020) search twitter
it, they can wait indy all or nothing.(2020) search twitter
ing free lollipops next since nothing else works.(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@1Mikeydfc Nothing in the centre ??. Cracking on(2020) search twitter
????. Cannae believe there’s nothing on this side. World heritage (2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
s dry oot.. A slight breeze.. Nothing that will knock ye aff yer fe (2022) twitter link
ye, all fine at present Jane, nothing much going on the noo.. Thing (2023) twitter link
@poloandsons ??.. I expected nothing else John.. Aw' the best tae (2023) twitter link
weather outlook is.. there's nothing tae shout aboot, so keep warm (2022) twitter link
Dry and cauld... That's it.. Nothing more tae be said.. If yer goi (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
@ChrisClynes It's got nothing oan the Irn Bru advert here i(2014) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
edi Guid auld ‘something for nothing culture’.(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
ating and having a good time. Nothing to report really. Great turno (2022) twitter link

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
@linda8h Hae a great time. Nothing tae beat a wee Prosecco and a(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
'll read this Jan, but probly nothing else I ever say, so I've got (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
The specialist help is nothing more than Bullshit Jobs for t (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@STVNews I'm glad there's nothing else going on in Scotland at (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
0357082 @Bonnyton1912 you did nothing wrong m8 - keep going and en (2020) twitter link
@McBookie nothing wrong with the statement imo (2021) twitter link
like your radio station thats nothing but a damp (2021) twitter link
er all that - ending up with nothing could be looming after all th (2021) twitter link
eply as if your a fool and no nothing about football - and takes t (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
is well made. We have indeed nothing to fear but fear itself. It's on page 58

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
NOTHING TODAY on page 15

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
In the mornin ere' nothing bit water,
ein her a wide berth an sayin nothing. Jonsar Eck wis jist pittin t
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
there is nothing wrong with the wooden fence,
1 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ed on fishing an hour went by nothing then suddenly ma line went ti
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
s to still be out here, where nothing grows, and this climate... it
d swallow it whole. There’s nothing up here now. You live in a wa
2 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
‘A name is nothing. And a name is everything. Co
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Niver wir we bored wi' nothing tae dee
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
son and me is on a hiding tae nothing. We met in Peep Peeps, which
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
fitba match you probably know nothing about the culture of history (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
eat for the last 70 years and nothing beats it(2016) search twitter
bit wife deen ma heed in, so nothing else fer it. Fittie Bar, here(2016) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
Nothing good came prompt ot...until I (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ht he burnt up wae the fever. Nothing took hid doon. The minister w on page 21

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
s tae ferming smells, there's nothing can compare on page 80
Wi nothing for the dinner pot, tae fill on page 98

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
oon purse, leather of course, nothing frivolous here, jist useful, on page 30
going to happen and I can do nothing. My mind races, but nothing e on page 85

5 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
that aal haggis is the same. Nothing could be further fae the trut
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
s and Durkadale have shown me nothing but kindness, and have given
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
enwylie19 Great stuff beuy ?? Nothing but losses up this way the da(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
ing "Andrewstown" but it haes nothing tae do wi a "town".
ure, nook, corner" and again, nothing tae do wi a "town"!.

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
my peerie feathered friends. Nothing like being up to the oxters i(2013) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
@MarjoleinR NOTHING. Wan time Eamonn and me were (2018) search twitter

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
skills whatsoever, resembling nothing so much as an owl wumman wae on page 32

1 matches

@fairfaaye tweeted
n in one part of Ulster means nothing a few miles up the road. Take(2020) search twitter

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