A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nuthin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 26.2 27.1 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences7051 18 0 0 0 1
Number of authors22 18 3 1

Occurrences of nuthin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
d fund them oot tellin a lee. Nuthin, we didna say nuthin. Awa tae on page 2

2 matches

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
said. And whit were ye daein? Nuthin, he said. Jist gaun on page 18

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
's richt cosy-like, an' Ah've nuthin' else tae dae the nicht but t on page 3
merin' on aboot things Ah kin nuthin' aboot. Ocht, wad ye look at on page 11
It's nuthin' tae them, jist as Jong as th on page 24

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
place. Ah'll tell ye that for nuthin. Weill, ye see, ma faither, h on page 74

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
nuthin but thi truth, on page 24
nuthin else. on page 32
eh recon that yir nuthin on page 46
8 o clock, nuthin too glamourous on page 61
it costs nuthin ti hae on page 73
Also on pages 89, 91, 95, 98, 104
11 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wi nuthin strange or seenister, In ber on page 34
An spake o nuthin in parteecular. on page 51
There's nuthin quite sae prosaic as daith on page 52
Said in ten years there'd be nuthin left here on page 66
There's nuthin fir young yins about here nou on page 71
Also on pages 73, 99, 105, 106, 124, 144, 146
13 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
lavvies didnae see me. Proves nuthin. on page 43
"But I didnae dae nuthin." on page 70

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
y wis! At first I thought I'd nuthin else tae dae but cairry on li on page 136

2 matches

White, Ian Nimmo Lallans 73 - Whit credit crunch, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Sonny, Ah've aye hud nuthin, on page 51

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
“Ay. Thai’ve nuthin adae wi us.” Teenie gree’
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
hair An’ realised thir wis nuthin’ there Ah’d been dreamin
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
n ithers insistit, naw it wis nuthin but a
o foldin doon tae nuthin to store gey neatly in the lo
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
thur supply. Mair or less nae nuthin.

@MartinBroon tweeted
shite @BBCSportScot huv goat nuthin! Well, Ye get whit ye pay fur(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
y’s thinking “this will dae nuthin tae quell ma mad bastard” re(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Aa the scientists Ah ken hae nuthin but disparagin remarks tae sa(2020) search twitter
Efter a hale year o nuthin, Ah stairtit ma period the da(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
an promisin stuff thit's got nuthin tae dae wi this election wi'o (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Nuthin like goin tae the dancin wear (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n_Pacey @HiHi1957 am no daein nuthin tuesday nicht n a cood dae wa (2020) twitter link
acey hang loose brother thats nuthin tae whit ma isobel calls me - (2020) twitter link
the man o the match - a saw nuthin amiss n av seen sum rakers in (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
'ither. The snaa winna laist; nuthin laists; ye're here the day, a on page 34

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Weel, civeelity costs nuthin, so Ah said, 'Na, thanks aa t on page 8

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
She's nuthin like ony cartoons on page 88
Nuthin tae dae tae save his life caa on page 137

9 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
skin. But the fleg I got wis nuthin tae the fleg the bogle got. H on page 13
He said nuthin for a meenit, but looked me o on page 14

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
reen," said Chairlie. "Ah did nuthin o the kin. Fit Ah did wis ord on page 91

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
avish. Syne he coughed again. Nuthin. Anither cough, an Dod pit hi on page 107

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
aid. ‘Fit? Div ye mean that nuthin wis comin fae that walkie tal
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
weel, group reply better than nuthin hee hee(2011) search twitter

Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
t get "hinnae" and "havenae." Nuthin vs Nathin. "Turn thon TV aff"(2020) search twitter