A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

okay Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.6 27.8 37.7 29.8 0 0 0
Number of occurrences8254 25 3 0 0 0
Number of authors29 18 9 2

Occurrences of okay in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Right okay, Angie.' She fixes her hair a on page 24

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Okay, let's go ower the hamewark,' on page 40

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
aw it.' He turnt tae Johnny. 'Okay, so it wasnae moored. Whit ha on page 1

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Okay; ah say, runnin ma fingrnails on page 1

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Eh okay" ah says. Still gripped intae on page 32
"Okay, and?" she asked curiously, i on page 70
"That's okay" she says. "Craig hus telt me on page 77
"Okay" ah tell him "so, what huv ya on page 102
"Okay" the boay tells me. But ah se on page 161
Also on pages 178, 183
7 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
slates. She said, saftlike, 'Okay. It's up tae ye, Miss Trunchb on page 82
afore the Battle o Waterloo. Okay, her enemy wisnae Napoleon. B on page 131

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
' offensive language is quite okay, on page 36

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Okay, first-year. Now that you've on page 22
'Okay, first-year, what is everyone on page 24
'Are you okay?' on page 41
'It's okay,' he says. 'There's no need t on page 46

4 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
at's whit ye caa an accident. Okay, are ye happy noo? I said I p on page 74

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
t tae dae it an he says 'Aye, okay, if I don't cim in naebdy'll on page 46

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Okay, ah’ll be Giacomo then,’
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ood. But you’re going to be okay.”
Okay, I’ve had a look at your fi
“It’s okay,” ah say. “Just bear wi m
Okay. You take care of yourself, a
“But your breathing’s okay, just laboured?”
8 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Feart, she leukit at Bill. “Okay,” he sayed, “Beatrice, is
yed, “Beatrice, isn’t it? Okay, Beatrice,” he sayed carefu
Okay,” he sayed, “help me rele
k atween her an the firin. “Okay,” she thocht, “Bill can t
“Oh, that’s okay,” she sayed, “Il happened
6 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e drinks in when ah get back, okay ma wee pumpkin?’ McDade sai
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
It’s okay tae ask fur help.”
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
ped wae a nasty-lookin spike, okay?
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
politics is aye a heidy mix. Okay this declaration wis a lang t

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
xamination? That serious, eh? Okay, Doac’’ ah whimper, tense
‘’Everything seems,okay. It’s more than likely IBS,
ut of ten. Everything will be okay’’.
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Okay … Well’’
‘’Okay’’ ah tell her ‘’If th
2 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ts that's enough for me...... Okay sometimes I burst oot laughin(2020) search twitter
@MartinJKeatings It would be okay but ye dinnae stop ?? yer nex(2020) search twitter
and ye will go doon but be ?? okay ?(2020) search twitter
Okay i dinnae like this quoted twe(2020) search twitter

@Cobradile94 tweeted
@GegenHegemonie2 Okay, just don't call the editor i(2020) search twitter
to hear. I hope youse will be okay.(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@rorywalker_10 okay lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
noo but ah suppose it wid be okay. Ah tore open the lid and the on page 42

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Okay, first things first - the fa on page 57

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gaze wannert aroon is empire. Okay, he thocht, the place cud dee on page 8
"Okay-dokay," said Dottie, smilin i on page 25
"Ay, okay." Dottie teen a deep breath, on page 26
"Ay, okay." Muggie seemt a bittie happi on page 32
"Okay, okay." Stevie waved is hans in the on page 35
Also on pages 45
7 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
e got nuthin tae say bit it's okay on page 137
an' said okay Brad yer time's up noo! on page 163

4 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
es, an gun laws, as wir mebbe okay fir Dodge City in its days o
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
Okay guys! Jenny shouts. Finish up
Okay guys! Today’s family compet
2 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
i will be on time fir school, okay." Callum replies, "Aye mam."
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
s still managin tae breathe okay, and naething on god’s eart
Okay then. Ching ching.
Okay, I say. I lie back doon and p
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
olar panel or two if that’s okay? My house battery still hasn
‘They better be okay. Or we’ll both be in troubl
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
@jackdunbar18 @AberdeenFC Okay, so yir looking for a mair ne (2020) twitter link
same aboot Dyce 40 years ago. Okay, we’re nae spikin toon centr (2020) twitter link

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
Even Aberdeen was okay. Well nae brilliant but a bit (2023) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
"Okay. Let's try again," he croaked on page 8
Okay, so you didna invite me, that on page 84

2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@HazelR74 Okay. Ok. I'm sure you ken whit ye (2020) twitter link

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