A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

shouldnae Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 28.8 0 0 0 51.7 4.4
Number of occurrences6256 0 0 0 5 1
Number of authors28 25 2 1

Occurrences of shouldnae in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
it by oan yer ain-och, bit ah shouldnae be too haird oan them," thoug on page 16
anaw," the Hatter moaned; "ye shouldnae've pit it in wae the breidkni on page 68
"Then ye shouldnae talk," said the Hatter. on page 74

3 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Ah um Big Fuckin Angie an ah shouldnae be mopin aboot in a on page 9
turned up wia balaclava so he shouldnae be able tae see her coupon wh on page 29

2 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Och weel" quo he "I shouldnae gripe. on page 10

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
efter aw. Ma heid's wastit. I shouldnae've lufted the pension. Jist m on page 1

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Love shouldnae be rough, and it brings wae i on page 56
THE YEAR A SHOULDNAE HAE HUD on page 92
ogmanay, another year that we shouldnae hae hud, on page 93

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hingin in ma ear aboot how ah shouldnae be best mates wae Aldo. Anyti on page 69
cos there's nae wey the boay shouldnae huv saved that yin. Oor suppo on page 110
ger and ah will say this. You shouldnae really take it personal. Cos on page 122

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
icht,' Mrs Wormwidd said. 'He shouldnae huv pit his finger up his neb on page 28
'Ye shouldnae hae done that,' Matilda said. on page 195

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n even though ma an da say ah shouldnae get involved wi folk lik that on page 46
wore. Aye well, she said, She shouldnae dress lik she's jist stepped on page 103
Yi shouldnae judge, yi shouldnae judge us man on page 116

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
her faither said tae her, 'we shouldnae interrupt Mr Wonka.' on page 82
dinnae dae that! Ma chocolate shouldnae be touched by human haun!' on page 83
for eatin! It isnae richt! Ye shouldnae dae it!' on page 109
ae awfie gled tae meet ye. Ye shouldnae worry aboot yer hoose. Fae no on page 173

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ach, we shouldnae lauch aboot it - it's no som on page 104
Gif a frien hus some faut, we shouldnae shy awa frae him on page 118

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
win One well that ah probably shouldnae huv taken the Lord's name in on page 35
ti etched intae the walls. Ah shouldnae huv let it bother me. Ah know on page 41

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Klaus's shooder, "I think ye shouldnae be let back ower tae this lib on page 90
it. This play ye're pittin on shouldnae be cawed The Waunnerfu Waddin on page 97

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'A position she shouldnae be abusin!' on page 46

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye shouldnae be ashamed o hope. on page 73

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"I shouldnae really be tempted," the prood on page 91

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'It means ye shouldnae boather gaun tae it.' on page 45
countries, an bad things folk shouldnae be daein. An ma faither says, on page 46

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
She shouldnae be here wi that hoast -
ther only tellt me, "Weel, ye shouldnae be sae rash,"
2 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
aday, either dinnae exist, or shouldnae.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah know it shouldnae be a revelation tae me; that
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e tae the two dafties that it shouldnae an disnae need tae be like th
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
tae be executed. He certainly shouldnae hae pit that post up on YouTu
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
An’ ye shouldnae pass comment afore ye actuall
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
urse, but nice burds like her shouldnae. Ah don’t though. It’s th
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e is somethin thare. Somethin shouldnae be thare. Ah wis up. Ah peele
1 matches

Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
the collar ay his tanktop. Ah shouldnae be talkin aboot natural hair
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
aff. OK. It’s no richt. It shouldnae be like that. It’s jist the
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
on wouldnae, dinnae, willnae, shouldnae (wouldn’t, don’t, won’t
1 matches

Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
ts oan a year that A honestly shouldnae hae had
xt hogmanay another year that shouldnae hae had
2 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
nana313 Fking hell somethings shouldnae be seen ?? ??(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
y won't happen while he's PM. SHOULDNAE BE LONG THEN! Dinnae let the (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
erstaun the leid so thocht ah shouldnae be yasin(2020) search twitter
aid tae mak decisions so they shouldnae be allowed tae abstain.(2020) search twitter
@RobertMiggins Probably shouldnae call him a fanny Bob. A fanny(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
erstaun the leid so thocht ah shouldnae be yasin(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ae lessons tae learn! Och, Ah shouldnae lik that!" on page 35
weil," th Hatter girned: "ee shouldnae hae put eet in wi th breed-kn on page 68
Ahlice thochtfu: "but then-Ah shouldnae b' hungry fur eet, ee ken." on page 70
"Then ee shouldnae talk," said th Hatter. on page 74

4 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
orgesfloyd The @scotslanguage shouldnae jist be ballads aboot lost lu(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Wae things ye shouldnae say. on page 14

1 matches

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