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Use in varieties of Scots

phones Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.4 17.2 13.5 29.8 17.4 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5034 9 3 3 1 0
Number of authors34 21 8 2 2 1

Occurrences of phones in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
n, is playin oot wan ae their phones. on page 26

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ye uised tae hae phones wi tials on page 34

2 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
moby phones strapped tae wur lugs, tellie on page

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
" "Cannae get a hawd ay 'um...phones ringin oot...need tae start i on page 3

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he boay yasin yin ae the free phones in the corner ae the room wae on page 124

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
gns. Back in thae days mobile phones were jist aboot as rare as he on page 103

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
machine an wear these mad ear phones that go right roon the top ae on page 17
lene, Whit happens if your ma phones ma hoose. That'll no happen, on page 61
jist three wee poofs wi micra phones on page 169

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Goat up, phones up, on page 23

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
re. Fur wan, we've gat mobile phones, and ah've nae idea hoo ah wi on page 52

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
us nae mair. Wan ee on thair phones the hale time. Mingin ae Lynx on page 2

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fake note in her till, so she phones the polis. Turns oot it wis t on page 46

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ist as she said it, wan o the phones rang oot in a lood, lug-pierc on page 64
nd scunneration. As yin o the phones stairtit tae ring, she stuid on page 67

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nae know the firse fing aboot phones. . on page 35

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
machine an wear these mad ear phones that go right roon the top ae
in a row the teacher usually phones up yir parents.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
g tae the phoneboax an McDade phones Johnny Scanlon tae see if he
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
back tae the days afore smart phones or phones or even the inventi
or phones or even the invention o elect
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Afore ah left somebody phones an tells me we huv the meetin

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d wae knoacked oaff tellys or phones, ah tell massel. Yit what we
1 matches

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
ched 10:25 BBC One ?? Fae yer phones tae the tele https://t.co/z2A (2020) twitter link

@MartinBroon tweeted
@ClydeFC Get aff yer phones! ??. ????????(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
today, 2:30pm". Nae quote. He phones. Sys he can come roond noo, t(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
Internet. They aw hae better phones than you and me. Onywey, mais(2021) search twitter
ching but the advent o mobile phones kilt the joy. Spent mair time(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
st now and compromising there phones - these people are scum - a (2020) twitter link
kennethbryce8 nice one lol - phones engaged - jackie bailly is h (2021) twitter link
ffs the phones red hot n the pms - stoap it (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
In slot machines an phones on page 15

1 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
A plugged in my ear phones, pulled my tourie oor ma heid
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Putten awa yer phones an tablets, tell those aat ma(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
I struggle tae wear ear/head phones oot an aboot - yir right, ne (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@Ali_Leith Hoose phones(2020) search twitter
rdeen @Val_Bold Ken wer hoose phones hiv twa, numbers simple life (2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
First Bert now Sandy! Phones me asking tae the Echt Show t(2016) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@FaeFoggie @air_ingy Es phones Doric spell checker still dis(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ps://t.co/PyQXTHTOhn on their phones an scrolled ben tae choose a (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm the man that phones at six o clock, in the middie on page 84

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Withoot mobile phones or modern haet on page 115

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
e ta see him, fur dey wir nae phones dan, an Robbie wid keep wis u on page 1

1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Right we all keen dat phones keen whit wir spikkan aboot d (2020) twitter link
sam on da phone, so if someen phones an dir probably lippenin Mam (2021) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
apart frae mine. 21 adults on phones. Mei included, and a auld fel(2019) search twitter