A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

payin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 12.9 1.5 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences2925 1 0 0 3 0
Number of authors20 18 1 1

Occurrences of payin in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
"Ye need tae start payin me dig money, Sammy,' mah maw on page 59

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an ma man keeps endin up payin fees oan ivry muive on page 49

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
said, speakin tae his son and payin nae heed tae Matilda, 'seein on page 44

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, he said, If yi think ah'm _ payin a hunner an fifty pound fur y on page 161
tae get a takeaway as well as payin us. Whit's got intae him, ah on page 169

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Aye," said Joey, payin oot the money. "Thon auld wif on page 45

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ik this in the Balkans waeoot payin sumbdy a tax. A city tax here
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
In payin tribute tae the bard
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
el shite cos yer da’s still payin the provie loan.’
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lookin roond the room ah’m payin though the nose fur.
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aboot this madman. He’s no payin’ top dollar fir this kinda
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
a merchant company scuil and payin the fees or haein’ gid fami
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ve lest year by some tae stap payin their TV License in protest o
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
fag at ma face. —Are ye no payin’ attention? Auld Sean’s j
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
n tae tak place. The toun wis payin it fur years an nae happy abo
he toun an weel respectit fur payin the ultimate price … except

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ouble. He only got oot aifter payin a huge fine. He's buried in D

@MartinBroon tweeted
eein if they dae, A’ll start payin that license thing they big g(2019) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
in they countries dinnae mind payin they levels o tax, fir their (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
landNews Here's an idea. Stop payin so called 'stars' like Zoe Ba(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@davidmcandrew86 m8 eer no payin for premier sports - plenty (2021) twitter link
VFSportsPix vicki a dont mind payin for live streams whether ther (2021) twitter link
t awe these comments oan folk payin for sky n bt n these ppv for (2021) twitter link
rts game 2 night - but am no payin 12 quid - tut tut! (2021) twitter link

Doric

@Franwella tweeted
coukd run a campaign against payin, gets ma that wound up!!!(2012) search twitter

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
n2011 Worst hing is.......oor payin for them ti get in that state(2020) search twitter
@malty118 am payin yir wages #getbackonthejoab(2012) search twitter
@malty118 am no payin e time and a half......eev je(2012) search twitter